Nag Panchami 1972
Worship of the serpent deities on Shravana Shukla Panchami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:31
- Sunset18:34
- Fasting window (tithi)1972-08-13 · 11:34 → 13:09
- Parana (tithi ends)13:09
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 1972
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1972
- Vasant Panchami — 21 January 1972
- Maha Shivaratri — 13 February 1972
- Holika Dahan — 28 February 1972
- Holi — 1 March 1972
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 16 March 1972
- Ram Navami — 23 March 1972
- Akshaya Tritiya — 15 May 1972
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 12 July 1972
- Guru Purnima — 26 July 1972
- Raksha Bandhan — 24 August 1972
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 1972
- Hartalika Teej — 10 September 1972
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 11 September 1972
- Anant Chaturdashi — 22 September 1972
- Pitru Paksha begins — 24 September 1972
- Sharad Navratri begins — 8 October 1972
- Durga Ashtami — 15 October 1972
- Maha Navami — 17 October 1972
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 17 October 1972
- Karwa Chauth — 25 October 1972
- Dhanteras — 3 November 1972
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 4 November 1972
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 5 November 1972
- Govardhan Puja — 7 November 1972
- Bhai Dooj — 8 November 1972
- Chhath Puja — 12 November 1972
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 20 November 1972
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 20 November 1972
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