Nag Panchami 2021: Know date, puja timings and significance

This year, Nag Panchami will be celebrated on August 13, 2021, Friday. Check out the puja timings, the significance of the festival and how it's celebrated.

New Delhi: On the occasion of Nag Panchami, people worship snake gods, as Nag refers to a snake in Hindi. As per the Hindu calendar, the day dedicated to offering prayers to the snake god happens to be on the fifth day of the bright half of the lunar month of Shravan or Sawan (July/August).  This year, Nag Panchami will be celebrated on August 13, 2021, Friday. However, in places in Rajasthan and Gujarat, Nag Panchami is also marked on the dark half (Krishna Paksha) of the same month. Nag Panchami Puja Muhurat - 05:49 AM to 08:28 AM