NAGA CHATURTHI AND NAGA PANCHAMI

Hi friends, WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY NAGA CHATURTHI AND PANCHAMI.
The Naga Panchami, which falls on the fifth day of the moonlit-fortnight in the month of Shravan according to the Hindu calendar is celebrated in order to commemorate the existence of the Nagas On this day married women and the girls wake up early in the morning, take head bath, arrange the things necessary for puja and start to reach a nearest AntHill(Snake's Home). They offer puja and Milk to the Ant Hill and pray to Snake God(Indian Cobra - Lord Subramanya's Incarnation) for the Wellness of their brothers and their family. This day is like RakshaBandhan for South Indian Hindus. If there is no AntHill nearby, they offer milk and puja to the snake statues erected in the nearby temples. A portion of Milk taken for puja is taken back home and offered to everyone at home as prasadam(Thirtham).
They invite their brothers to their home. They immerse a flower in the left over milk and apply it on their brothers' back and perform Arathi for their Wellbeing. They also gift them as per their wish and also the brothers of the women wish for their wellbeing and gift them as per their wish..

ANANTHAM VASUKIM SHESHAM PADMANABHANCHA KAMBALAM
SHANKHAPAALAM DARTHARASHTRAM TAKSHAKAM KAALIYAM THATHA,
ETANI NAVA NAMANI NAGANCHA MAHATHMANAM
SAYANKALE PATENITHYAM PRATHAHAKALE VISHESHATHAHA
THASMAY VISHABAYAM NASTHI SARVATHRA VIJAYI BHAVETH

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