Nag Panchami 1936
Worship of the serpent deities on Shravana Shukla Panchami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:21
- Sunset18:47
- Fasting window (tithi)1936-07-22 · 22:39 → 1936-07-24 · 00:26
- Parana (tithi ends)00:261936-07-24
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 1936
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1936
- Vasant Panchami — 28 January 1936
- Maha Shivaratri — 21 February 1936
- Holika Dahan — 7 March 1936
- Holi — 9 March 1936
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 23 March 1936
- Ram Navami — 31 March 1936
- Akshaya Tritiya — 23 April 1936
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 21 June 1936
- Guru Purnima — 4 July 1936
- Raksha Bandhan — 3 August 1936
- Krishna Janmashtami — 7 September 1936
- Hartalika Teej — 18 September 1936
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 19 September 1936
- Anant Chaturdashi — 30 September 1936
- Pitru Paksha begins — 1 October 1936
- Sharad Navratri begins — 16 October 1936
- Durga Ashtami — 24 October 1936
- Maha Navami — 24 October 1936
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 25 October 1936
- Karwa Chauth — 2 November 1936
- Dhanteras — 11 November 1936
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 12 November 1936
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 13 November 1936
- Govardhan Puja — 15 November 1936
- Bhai Dooj — 16 November 1936
- Chhath Puja — 20 November 1936
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 28 November 1936
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 28 November 1936
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