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'''Naga Panchami''' ([[Sanskrit]]: नागपञ्चमी, [[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: ''Nāgapañcamī'') is a day of traditional worship of [[Nāg|''naga''s]] (or [[naja]]s or nags) or [[snakes]] (which are associated with the mythical [[Nāga]] beings) observed by [[Hindu]]s, [[Jain]]s, and [[Buddhist]]s throughout [[India,]] & [[Nepal]], and other countries where [[Hindu]], [[Jain]], and [[Buddhist]] adherents live.{{sfn|Verma|2000|pp=37–38}}<ref name=Nag>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-11/nagpur/41293949_1_nag-panchami-snakes-rahu-and-ketu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814235056/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-11/nagpur/41293949_1_nag-panchami-snakes-rahu-and-ketu|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 August 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Nag Panchami: A mix of faith and superstition|access-date= 23 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://quintdaily.com/2017/07/nag-panjami-images-wishes-2017/|title=Nag Panchami 2017 Wishes With Images – QuintDaily|date=26 July 2017}}</ref> The worship is offered on the fifth day of bright half of lunar month of [[Shravana]] (July/August), according to the [[Hindu calendar]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lochtefeld |first=James G. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GnmPzgEACAAJ |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z |date=2002 |publisher=Rosen |isbn=978-0-8239-3180-4 |pages=454 |language=en}}</ref> Some Indian states, such as [[Karnataka]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Bihar]] and [[Gujarat]], celebrate Naga Panchami on the dark half ([[Paksha|Krishna Paksha]]) of the same month.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.drikpanchang.com/gujarati/festivals/nag-pancham/nag-pancham-date-time.html|title=2019 Nag Pancham Puja Date and Time for New Delhi, NCT, India|website=Drikpanchang|language=en|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref> As part of the festivities, a Naga or serpent deity made of silver, stone, wood, or a painting is given a reverential bath with milk and their blessings are sought for the welfare of the family.<ref name="Nag" /> Live snakes, especially [[cobra]]s, are also worshipped on this day, especially with offerings of milk and generally with the assistance of a [[Snake charming|snake charmer]].<ref name="The Wrestler’s Body">{{Cite web|url=https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft6n39p104&chunk.id=ch06&toc.id=ch06&brand=ucpress|title=The Wrestler's Body|website=publishing.cdlib.org|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref>
 
In the [[Mahabharata]] epic, the sage [[Astika (Hinduism)|Astika]] stops King [[Janamejaya II|Janamejaya]] from sacrificing and eventually decimating the serpent race ([[Sarpa Satra]]). This sacrifice was performed by Janamejaya to avenge the death of his father [[Parikshita]], who was killed by [[Takshaka]], the king of the snakes. The day that the sacrifice was stopped was on the [[Shukla Paksha]] [[Panchami]] day in the month of Shravana. During this sacrifice, the Mahabharata as a whole was first narrated by the sage, [[Vaisampayana]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Mahabharata, Book 1: Adi Parva: Adivansavatarana Parva: Section LX |url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m01/m01061.htm |access-date=2019-08-20 |website=www.sacred-texts.com}}</ref> That day has since been observed as Naga Panchami.{{sfn|Garg|1992|p=743}}
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