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Naga Panchami Posted by kunthra on Aug 10, 2010
In India, Nāga Panchamī (नाग पंचमी) is a festival usually celebrated in August or September. Devotees to temples and give offerings to snakes. This is because snakes are thought to be guardians of rivers and springs. It’s believed that if snakes are mistreated, they will bring about floods and other disasters. In Tulu Nadu (a…