Nag Panchami 1913
Worship of the serpent deities on Shravana Shukla Panchami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:27
- Sunset18:39
- Fasting window (tithi)05:12 → 1913-08-07 · 02:24
- Parana (tithi ends)02:241913-08-07
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Nag Panchami puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaNag Panchami — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Nag Panchami celebrated?
Nag Panchami falls on the Panchami (fifth tithi) of the Shukla Paksha (bright half) of Shravana, during the monsoon — usually late July or August. The exact date shifts each year with the lunar calendar; see the year's date above.
Why is milk offered to snakes on Nag Panchami?
Milk is offered as naivedya to the Naga deity in worship, an act of reverence and gratitude to the serpent as protector of crops, water and fertility. Note that snakes are lactose-intolerant, so devotees and welfare traditions today offer milk to a Naga idol, image or anthill rather than forcing it on a live snake.
What should you not do on Nag Panchami?
Many families avoid digging or ploughing the earth (to protect serpents in their burrows), frying food on a hot iron tava, and cutting or sewing — all observed as acts of ahimsa (non-injury) toward the Naga on this day.
Which snakes or Nagas are worshipped on Nag Panchami?
The nine principal Nagas are invoked: Ananta (Shesha), Vasuki, Padmanabha, Kambala, Shankhapala, Dhritarashtra, Takshaka and Kaliya, among others. Shesha, Vasuki and Takshaka are the most prominent in scripture.
Other major festivals in 1913
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1913
- Vasant Panchami — 11 February 1913
- Maha Shivaratri — 6 March 1913
- Holi — 23 March 1913
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 7 April 1913
- Ram Navami — 15 April 1913
- Akshaya Tritiya — 9 May 1913
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 6 July 1913
- Guru Purnima — 18 July 1913
- Raksha Bandhan — 16 August 1913
- Krishna Janmashtami — 24 August 1913
- Hartalika Teej — 3 September 1913
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 4 September 1913
- Anant Chaturdashi — 14 September 1913
- Pitru Paksha begins — 16 September 1913
- Sharad Navratri begins — 1 October 1913
- Durga Ashtami — 7 October 1913
- Maha Navami — 8 October 1913
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 9 October 1913
- Karwa Chauth — 18 October 1913
- Dhanteras — 27 October 1913
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 28 October 1913
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 29 October 1913
- Govardhan Puja — 30 October 1913
- Bhai Dooj — 31 October 1913
- Chhath Puja — 4 November 1913
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 13 November 1913
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 13 November 1913
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