'India not for beginners': Internet erupts with videos of devotees parading with snakes around their necks during Nag Panchami melaA unique spectacle unfolded in Bihar's Samastipur district during the annual Nag Panchami fair. Devotees, ranging from young boys to elderl...
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Nagula Chavithi 2024: Muhurat time, rituals, significance of this sacred day for married womenNagula Chavithi festival honours Serpent Gods. It is an important day for married women. They perform rituals for the well-being of their c...
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Nag Panchami 2024: Puja muhurat, mantra, rituals, celebration and significanceNag Panchami 2024: Nag Panchami, on August 9th, 2024, celebrates the worship of serpents in Hindu tradition. Devotees perform rituals with ...
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Navratri Day 8: India invokes two forms of Goddess Durga - serene Ma Mahagauri & fearsome Ma ChamundaConsidered the eighth form of Navadurga (the nine forms of Goddess Durga), Maa Mahagauri is depicted with four hands. Seated atop a white b...
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Nagula Chavithi 2022 on October 28th: Know significance, greetings and why it's celebratedMarried women offer puja on Nagula Chavithi to appease the serpents so that they don't harm their children. The festival is celebrated in A...
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Dhanteras 2022: Here’s why people buy gold on this auspicious dayDhanteras marks the beginning of the ‘Festival of Lights’.
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Nag Panchami: When it is, and why is it celebratedThis year, Nag Panchami will be celebrated on the August 2, 2022. The tithi will start from 5:13 am on August 2 and end at 5:41 m on August...
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Traveller’s diary: From the Hungarian Grand Prix to the Tour De France, places to visit this JulyIf you have a vacation in mind, these are locations you must surely consider.
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Government urges devotees to celebrate cruelty-free NagapanchamiAhead of the forthcoming Nagapanchami festival, Telangana state forest department on Wednesday urged people not to encourage or participate...
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Traveler's diary: Camp at the picturesque Ladakh & experience the Onam festivalOnam is when Kerala has a great time. Boat races, song and dance & lots of good food. Ladakh's amazing landscape is natures own sculpture ...
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King cobras fall into pit, female swallows mateWas it a common case of cannibalism in the animal kingdom or a sacrifice to preserve its kind? Residents of the suburb of Guduvanchery rece...
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Everyone should dedicate 2 hours a week for cleanliness: Rajnath SinghIn 2019, on the occasion Gandhi Jayanti, we take a pledge to dedicate a 'Swachh Bharat' (clean India) in the feet of Bapu."
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Andhra festival turns into death trap for snakes every yearNagulachavithi may be a festival aimed at worshipping the snake god but it heralds a torturous time for hundreds of snakes, many of whom di...
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- Ensure snakes are not harmed on Nag Panchami: HC to Maharashtra govt
Hearing a PIL, the Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra Government to ensure that snakes are not harmed or injured during the Nag Pa...
11 Aug, 2013, 12.27 PM IST
- This Nag Panchami, protect the snake
Wildlife activists and snake catchers in the city will conduct a public awareness campaign and a drive to 'save snakes' in the city on Mond...
23 Jul, 2012, 01.56 AM IST