Nag Panchami 1914
Worship of the serpent deities on Shravana Shukla Panchami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:22
- Sunset18:46
- Fasting window (tithi)01:10 → 22:56
- Parana (tithi ends)22:56
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 1914
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1914
- Vasant Panchami — 31 January 1914
- Maha Shivaratri — 23 February 1914
- Holika Dahan — 11 March 1914
- Holi — 12 March 1914
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 27 March 1914
- Ram Navami — 5 April 1914
- Akshaya Tritiya — 28 April 1914
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 25 June 1914
- Guru Purnima — 7 July 1914
- Raksha Bandhan — 6 August 1914
- Krishna Janmashtami — 13 August 1914
- Hartalika Teej — 24 August 1914
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 24 August 1914
- Anant Chaturdashi — 3 September 1914
- Pitru Paksha begins — 5 September 1914
- Sharad Navratri begins — 20 September 1914
- Durga Ashtami — 26 September 1914
- Maha Navami — 27 September 1914
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 28 September 1914
- Karwa Chauth — 8 October 1914
- Dhanteras — 17 October 1914
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 18 October 1914
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 18 October 1914
- Govardhan Puja — 20 October 1914
- Bhai Dooj — 20 October 1914
- Chhath Puja — 24 October 1914
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 2 November 1914
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 2 November 1914
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