Nag Panchami 2026
⏰ Auspicious Puja Muhurat & Panchangam
Detailed Daily Panchangam →🌇 Sunset: 6:40 PM
🌟 Significance & Spiritual Importance
Ecological harmony with nature and appeasement of Sarpa and Rahu-Ketu doshas.
📜 Historical Background & Puranic Origins
Lord Krishna subdued the venomous serpent Kaliya on Yamuna river on this sacred day.
🕉️ Traditional Puja Vidhi (Step-by-Step Procedure)
Perform the sacred observances with purity of mind, devotion, and alignment with traditional Vedic rituals.
Light cow ghee/til oil lamps facing East. Perform Achamanam and seek purification of body and mind.
Pray to Lord Ganesha to remove obstacles. Take akshatas and water to state place, time, gotram, and desire.
Consecrate pure water with mango leaves and coconut. Invoke the presiding deities with reverence.
Offer Asanam, Padhyam, Arghyam, Snanam (Panchamrita), Vastra, Yajnopaveetam, and Sandalwood paste.
Chant the Ashtottara Shatanamavali (108 names) offering fresh sacred flowers and bilva/tulasi leaves.
Offer pure guggulu incense, lamp darshanam, traditional prasadam offerings, fruits, and tambulam.
Perform lighted camphor aarti with bell ringing and chanting sacred Mangala harathi stotras.
Circumambulate three times clockwise, perform prostrations, and offer all fruits of the puja to the Divine.
Shiva Linga Abhishekam (శివ లింగాభిషేకం)
Follow the authentic traditional step-by-step procedure with audio chants, mantras, and mudras.
📦 Puja Samagri Checklist & Sacred Naivedyam
🌿 Required Puja Samagri Checklist:
🍲 Traditional Naivedyam (Prasadam):
📿 Associated Sacred Mantras & Stotras
Browse All Mantras →Rahu Mantra
Ketu Mantra
⚖️ Vrat Rules, Do's & Don'ts
Refrain from digging the soil or plowing land on this day to avoid harming subterranean creatures.
✅ Do’s (ఆచరించవలసినవి / क्या करें):
Offer milk and turmeric at consecrated ant-hills or Shiva temples; chant Navanaga Stotra.
❌ Don’ts (నిషేధించబడినవి / क्या न करें):
Do not dig the earth, cut greens, or fry food in iron pans on this day.