Nag Panchami 1938
Worship of the serpent deities on Shravana Shukla Panchami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:24
- Sunset18:44
- Fasting window (tithi)1938-07-30 · 21:09 → 19:37
- Parana (tithi ends)19:37
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 1938
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1938
- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 1938
- Maha Shivaratri — 28 February 1938
- Holika Dahan — 15 March 1938
- Holi — 17 March 1938
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 1938
- Ram Navami — 8 April 1938
- Akshaya Tritiya — 2 May 1938
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 29 June 1938
- Guru Purnima — 12 July 1938
- Raksha Bandhan — 11 August 1938
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 1938
- Hartalika Teej — 28 August 1938
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 28 August 1938
- Anant Chaturdashi — 8 September 1938
- Pitru Paksha begins — 10 September 1938
- Sharad Navratri begins — 24 September 1938
- Durga Ashtami — 1 October 1938
- Maha Navami — 3 October 1938
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 3 October 1938
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 1938
- Dhanteras — 20 October 1938
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 22 October 1938
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 22 October 1938
- Govardhan Puja — 24 October 1938
- Bhai Dooj — 25 October 1938
- Chhath Puja — 29 October 1938
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 7 November 1938
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 7 November 1938
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