सर्वे नागाः प्रीयन्तां मे ये केचित् पृथ्वीतले। ये च हेलिमरीचिस्था येऽन्तरे दिवि संस्थिताः॥ ये नदीषु महानागा ये सरस्वतिगामिनः। ये च वापीतडगेषु तेषु सर्वेषु वै नमः॥
The Shukla Paksha Panchami of Sawan month is celebrated as Nag Panchami. Generally, the festival of Nag Panchami comes two days after Hariyali Teej. On this holy festival, women worship the snake deity and offer milk to the snakes. On this day women also pray for the safety of their brothers and family.Nag Panchami is a traditional worship of snake deities performed by Hindus all over India. In the Hindu calendar, some special days are considered auspicious for the worship of snake deities and the fifth day of the month of Shravan is considered very important for the worship of snake deities. Nag Panchami is one of the important days and this festival is celebrated on Shukla Paksha Panchami of Shravan month.
It is believed that any worship offered to snakes reaches the serpent gods. That's why on this occasion, people worship living snakes as the representatives of the Nag Gods. Snakes are considered to be revered in Hinduism.
