KATHMANDU: The Nagpanchami festival is being celebrated today by worshiping the Nag or serpent god, with many pasting pictures of a Nag on the front door of the house as per Hindu tradition.
This festival is celebrated every year on the fifth day of Shrawan Shukla as per the Lunar calendar.
There is a religious belief that hanging a picture of a serpent in the house will avoid harm from snakes and scorpions, as well as from incidents of fire and lightning.
The practice of Nag worship is believed to have started in the Vedic period.
According to Vedic beliefs, Nag is considered the king of snakes.
Nag temples in Kathmandu valley at Nagpokhari, Taudaha and Nagdaha are thronged with devotees on this day.
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