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| NAG-PANCHAMI |
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| THE STORY |
Serpents are worshipped on Shravan Shukla
Panchami. On this day, on both the sides of door 2 idols of serpents are made
of cowdung. In this vow, on the Chaturthi day one should take food only once a
day. One should fast on the Panchami day and should take food only in the
evening.
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| One should make an idols of a 5
hooded serpents of silver, gold, mud or wood pens and using Turmeric and Sandal
wood pastes as ink. On the Panchami day porridge, Panchamrut (milk, curd, ghee,
honey and sugar), lotus flowers, incense etc are offered and the god is
accordingly worshipped. In serpents, Ananta, Vaasuki, Shesh, Padma, Kambal,
Karkolok, Ashvatar, Dhifrashta, Shankpal, Kaaliya, Takshak and Pingal these 12
serpent are the most important ones; Every month one serpent is prayed and
worshipped and the (Brahman) person who performs the worship, should be offered
food. On the day of Nag Panchami the Brahmin should be offered cows and
gold.Some also offer a silver serpents on betel leaves. The person who performs
worship of the serpents on Panchami day should not dig the ground. By observing
this vow, one is freed from the fear of snakes and serpents and earns plenty of
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