Nag panchmi (festival of snakes) is one of the imperative festivals of India, celebrated in the Northern and North-Eastern parts of India with lots of ecstasy and prompt. The festival is committed to God Shiva one of the mightiest and known as a destroyer out of main three gods, Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma. Since snake is worshiped in India as an envoy of God Shiva, who even wears snake as a wreath in his neck.

In diminutive towns of India primarily situated in states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, and Rajasthan the festival of snakes Nag panchami is celebrated as any other principal festival. People perform a “Pooja” prayer to God Shiva, feed snakes with milk and ghee distribute “Prashad” sweets & “Bhang” marijuana shake (a shake made of marijuana, milk, ice, sugar, tulsi and dry fruits) among neighbors and relatives, Bollywood songs and bhajans are played and a cultural gathering takes place in which everyone dances and sings and enjoys the festival with an open heart, buy & sell snake and Shiva picture cards to make some extra money for the special festive dinner

Typically Nag panchami comes in the rainy flavor of August also called as the month of “Saawan” among Hindus. In the North- eastern parts when the rains are extremely heavy most of the times taking the face of a devastating flood, snake charmers collect different types of dangerous and life taking snakes from the greener and the remote village areas and migrate to small towns and cities with there snakes inside small hand made bags. Snake charmers collect a huge amount of money by presenting these snakes in the public or locals.

India is known for its colors, festivals, people, dances, languages, monuments and so many other attractions covers the land of conviction and belief., people present there diverse types worships and customs of connecting to the all mighty. Once gone to India, always leaves a mark, a mark saying “Something is still Undiscovered and hidden”. The name of such an obscurity is India.

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