Nag Panchami 2010
Worship of the serpent deities on Shravana Shukla Panchami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:31
- Sunset18:34
- Fasting window (tithi)2010-08-13 · 18:21 → 15:36
- Parana (tithi ends)15:36
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 2010
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2010
- Vasant Panchami — 20 January 2010
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 February 2010
- Holika Dahan — 28 February 2010
- Holi — 1 March 2010
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 16 March 2010
- Ram Navami — 24 March 2010
- Akshaya Tritiya — 16 May 2010
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 13 July 2010
- Guru Purnima — 25 July 2010
- Raksha Bandhan — 24 August 2010
- Krishna Janmashtami — 1 September 2010
- Hartalika Teej — 10 September 2010
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 11 September 2010
- Anant Chaturdashi — 22 September 2010
- Pitru Paksha begins — 24 September 2010
- Sharad Navratri begins — 8 October 2010
- Durga Ashtami — 15 October 2010
- Maha Navami — 16 October 2010
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 17 October 2010
- Karwa Chauth — 26 October 2010
- Dhanteras — 3 November 2010
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 5 November 2010
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 5 November 2010
- Govardhan Puja — 7 November 2010
- Bhai Dooj — 8 November 2010
- Chhath Puja — 11 November 2010
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 21 November 2010
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 21 November 2010
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