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Hindus worship cobras during the Nag Panchami festival in Nepal

Hindus worship cobras during the Nag Panchami festival in Nepal
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A Hindu devotee pouring milk on the statue of Naga, the snake god, to mark the Nag Panchami festival at Nagpokhari in Kathmandu.
  • Hindus worship cobras during the Nag Panchami festival in Nepal

A Hindu devotee pouring milk on the statue of Naga (snake god) to mark Nagpanchami festival in Kathmandu.Nag Panchami is a festival during which religious Hindus in some parts of the world worship live cobras or images of them.

Nag Panchami is a festival during which religious Hindus in some parts of Nepal worship live cobras or images of them. It is celebrated on the fifth day after Amavasya of the month of Shraavana.

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