The festival of Nag Panchami is celebrated in Hinduism. This festival is celebrated on the Panchami date of Shukla Paksha of the month of Sawan. On this day the snake god is worshiped. Lord Bholenath wears a garland of snakes, that is, the snake god adorns his neck like an ornament.

It is believed that worshiping the snake god or feeding milk to the snake on the day of Nag Panchami brings good luck and prosperity in life. This time Nag Panchami is being celebrated on Friday, 9 August. On the occasion of Nag Panchami, you can visit the temples of Nag Dev and worship can be done here. In this article, ancient snake god temples of India are being told.

Nagchandreshwar Temple of Ujjain
Two Jyotirlinga temples are located in Madhya Pradesh. At the same time, there is also an ancient temple of Nag Devta here. Nagchandreshwar Temple is located on the third floor of the famous Mahakal Temple of Ujjain. The doors of this temple open once a year on the day of Nag Panchami for devotees to visit. In the temple, Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati and Lord Ganesha are seated on a ten-faced serpent bed.

Karkotaka Nagraj Temple of Bhimtal

Karkotaka Nag Temple is located in Mahakal, Ujjain, where worshiping gives relief from snake curse. But the oldest temple of Karkotaka Nagraj is near Nainital. The temple is built on the top of a hill named Karkotaka in Bhimtal. The description of the temple is found in the Manaskhand of Skanda Purana. The history of the temple is more than 5 thousand years old.

Mannarashala Nag Temple of Kerala

Mannarashala Nag Temple is located about 40 km away in the Alleppey district of Kerala. This temple has statues of not one or two but 30 thousand snakes. Here Nagraj is seated with his life partner Nagayakshi Devi.

Sheshnag Temple of Jammu Kashmir
Jammu Kashmir also has an ancient temple of the snake god. This snake temple, famous as Sheshnag Temple, is located in Patnitop in the Pir Panjal mountain range. The history of this temple is 600 years old. The Anantnag region of Kashmir was earlier the stronghold of the Nagavanshis. A grand celebration of Nag Panchami is held in this temple, in which thousands of pilgrims participate.

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