Nag Panchami 2022: Date, history, significance and celebration in India
India TodaySince the beginning of Hinduism, worshipping natural forces has been a part of the religion. NAG PANCHAMI 2022: DATE The Hindu community will celebrate Nag Panchami this year on August 2, 2022. NAG PANCHAMI 2022: HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE According to Hindu mythology, when the Hindu deity Krishna was still a young child, he was playing by the Yamuna river when his ball became entangled in a tree's branches. NAG PANCHAMI 2022: CELEBRATION IN INDIA The holiday is observed in Maharashtra by carrying a hibernating cobra on a plate and going door to door to solicit charity and clothing. Shiva is regarded as one of the most irritable deities and is said to ruin a person's life if he becomes enraged; as a result, some devotees worship live cobras on Nag Panchami Day and give them milk and other things.