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29 July 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees stand in a queue waiting for their turn to worship and make offerings to the serpent deity on the day of Naag Panchami at Naag Pokhari in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 29, 2025. The fifth day of the bright half-moon of the Shrawan month, as per the lunar calendar, is regarded as Naag Panchami, a day dedicated to serpent deities. People flock to nearby ponds and Naag temples to worship the serpentine deity, marking the start of the festive season in the Himalayan nation. The festival of Naag Panchami is also regarded as a festival to strengthen the bond between humans and nature. On this particular day, farmers do not dig or plough the field; instead, they worship the deity by making idols from the mud of their fields. The serpentine deity is also regarded as the god of water and rain, and according to religious belief, the house where the Naag deity resides is bestowed with wealth and prosperity. According to belief, the age-old tradition of observing the festival started when a farmer in ancient times ploughed the field on the day of Naag Panchami and a family of serpents was killed. The serpent then promised not to spare any of the family members of that farmer after his entire family was killed. The farmer had only a daughter who was also married off; the serpent then went to the girl's house to take revenge and saw the daughter worshipping the serpent deity. The snake, who lost its family, returned, blessing the girl.

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29 July 2025

Nepali Hindu devotees stand in a queue waiting for their turn to worship and make offerings to the serpent deity on the day of Naag Panchami at Naag Pokhari in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 29, 2025. The fifth day of the bright half-moon of the Shrawan month, as per the lunar calendar, is regarded as Naag Panchami, a day dedicated to serpent deities. People flock to nearby ponds and Naag temples to worship the serpentine deity, marking the start of the festive season in the Himalayan nation. The festival of Naag Panchami is also regarded as a festival to strengthen the bond between humans and nature. On this particular day, farmers do not dig or plough the field; instead, they worship the deity by making idols from the mud of their fields. The serpentine deity is also regarded as the god of water and rain, and according to religious belief, the house where the Naag deity resides is bestowed with wealth and prosperity. According to belief, the age-old tradition of observing the festival started when a farmer in ancient times ploughed the field on the day of Naag Panchami and a family of serpents was killed. The serpent then promised not to spare any of the family members of that farmer after his entire family was killed. The farmer had only a daughter who was also married off; the serpent then went to the girl's house to take revenge and saw the daughter worshipping the serpent deity. The snake, who lost its family, returned, blessing the girl.

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29 July 2025

A Nepali Hindu devotee performs rituals while worshipping the serpent deity on the day of Naag Panchami at Naag Pokhari in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 29, 2025. The fifth day of the bright half-moon of the Shrawan month, according to the lunar calendar, is regarded as Naag Panchami, a day dedicated to serpent deities. People flock to nearby ponds and Naag temples to worship the serpentine deity, marking the start of the festive season in the Himalayan nation. The festival of Naag Panchami is also regarded as a festival to strengthen the bond between humans and nature. On this particular day, farmers do not dig or plough the field; instead, they worship the deity by making idols from the mud of their fields. The serpentine deity is also regarded as the god of water and rain, and according to religious belief, the house where the Naag deity resides is bestowed with wealth and prosperity. The age-old tradition of observing the festival is believed to have started when a farmer in ancient times ploughed the field on the day of Naag Panchami and a family of serpents was killed. The serpent then promised not to spare any of the family members of that farmer after his entire family was killed. The farmer had only a daughter who was married off; the serpent then went to the girl's house to take revenge and saw the daughter worshipping the serpent deity. The snake, who lost its family, returned, blessing the girl.

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29 July 2025

A Nepali Hindu devotee performs rituals while worshipping the serpent deity on the day of Naag Panchami at Naag Pokhari in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 29, 2025. The fifth day of the bright half-moon of the Shrawan month, according to the lunar calendar, is regarded as Naag Panchami, a day dedicated to serpent deities. People flock to nearby ponds and Naag temples to worship the serpentine deity, marking the start of the festive season in the Himalayan nation. The festival of Naag Panchami is also regarded as a festival to strengthen the bond between humans and nature. On this particular day, farmers do not dig or plough the field; instead, they worship the deity by making idols from the mud of their fields. The serpentine deity is also regarded as the god of water and rain, and according to religious belief, the house where the Naag deity resides is bestowed with wealth and prosperity. The age-old tradition of observing the festival is believed to have started when a farmer in ancient times ploughed the field on the day of Naag Panchami and a family of serpents was killed. The serpent then promised not to spare any of the family members of that farmer after his entire family was killed. The farmer had only a daughter who was married off; the serpent then went to the girl's house to take revenge and saw the daughter worshipping the serpent deity. The snake, who lost its family, returned, blessing the girl.

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29 July 2025

A Nepali Hindu devotee performs rituals while worshipping the serpent deity on the day of Naag Panchami at Naag Pokhari in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 29, 2025. The fifth day of the bright half-moon of the Shrawan month, according to the lunar calendar, is regarded as Naag Panchami, a day dedicated to serpent deities. People flock to nearby ponds and Naag temples to worship the serpentine deity, marking the start of the festive season in the Himalayan nation. The festival of Naag Panchami is also regarded as a festival to strengthen the bond between humans and nature. On this particular day, farmers do not dig or plough the field; instead, they worship the deity by making idols from the mud of their fields. The serpentine deity is also regarded as the god of water and rain, and according to religious belief, the house where the Naag deity resides is bestowed with wealth and prosperity. The age-old tradition of observing the festival is believed to have started when a farmer in ancient times ploughed the field on the day of Naag Panchami and a family of serpents was killed. The serpent then promised not to spare any of the family members of that farmer after his entire family was killed. The farmer had only a daughter who was married off; the serpent then went to the girl's house to take revenge and saw the daughter worshipping the serpent deity. The snake, who lost its family, returned, blessing the girl.

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29 July 2025

A Nepalese devotee prepares to stick a poster of a snake god at the main entrance of a house during the Nag Panchami festival in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 29, 2025. On the following day, people in Nepal, India, and other Hindu countries worship snakes. Devotees celebrate this festival with faith and passion. On this day, devotees worship Lord Shiva, the holder of the serpent, which they consider auspicious.

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29 July 2025

A Nepalese devotee prepares to stick a poster of a snake god at the main entrance of a house during the Nag Panchami festival in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 29, 2025. On the following day, people in Nepal, India, and other Hindu countries worship snakes. Devotees celebrate this festival with faith and passion. On this day, devotees worship Lord Shiva, the holder of the serpent, which they consider auspicious.

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29 July 2025

A Nepalese devotee sticks a poster of a snake god at the main entrance of a house during the Nag Panchami festival in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 29, 2025. On the following day, people worship snakes in Nepal as well as in India and Hindu countries. This festival is celebrated with faith and passion. On this day, devotees worship Lord Shiva, the holder of the serpent, which is considered auspicious.

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29 July 2025

A Nepalese devotee sticks a poster of a snake god at the main entrance of a house during the Nag Panchami festival in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 29, 2025. On the following day, people worship snakes in Nepal as well as in India and Hindu countries. This festival is celebrated with faith and passion. On this day, devotees worship Lord Shiva, the holder of the serpent, which is considered auspicious.

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18 July 2025

Flags with the Asclepius symbol stand at the entrance of the Asklepios Klinik fur Lungenkrankheiten (Lung Diseases) in Gauting, Bavaria, Germany, on July 18, 2025. The emblem, showing a snake coiled around a staff, symbolizes healing and medicine in reference to the Greek god Asclepius.

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18 July 2025

Flags with the Asclepius symbol stand at the entrance of the Asklepios Klinik fur Lungenkrankheiten (Lung Diseases) in Gauting, Bavaria, Germany, on July 18, 2025. The emblem, showing a snake coiled around a staff, symbolizes healing and medicine in reference to the Greek god Asclepius.

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18 July 2025

Flags with the Asclepius symbol stand at the entrance of the Asklepios Klinik fur Lungenkrankheiten (Lung Diseases) in Gauting, Bavaria, Germany, on July 18, 2025. The emblem, showing a snake coiled around a staff, symbolizes healing and medicine in reference to the Greek god Asclepius.

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18 July 2025

Flags with the Asclepius symbol stand at the entrance of the Asklepios Klinik fur Lungenkrankheiten (Lung Diseases) in Gauting, Bavaria, Germany, on July 18, 2025. The emblem, showing a snake coiled around a staff, symbolizes healing and medicine in reference to the Greek god Asclepius.

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18 July 2025

Flags with the Asclepius symbol stand at the entrance of the Asklepios Klinik fur Lungenkrankheiten (Lung Diseases) in Gauting, Bavaria, Germany, on July 18, 2025. The emblem, showing a snake coiled around a staff, symbolizes healing and medicine in reference to the Greek god Asclepius.

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18 July 2025

Flags with the Asclepius symbol stand at the entrance of the Asklepios Klinik fur Lungenkrankheiten (Lung Diseases) in Gauting, Bavaria, Germany, on July 18, 2025. The emblem, showing a snake coiled around a staff, symbolizes healing and medicine in reference to the Greek god Asclepius.

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15 July 2025

An Indian bronzeback tree snake (Dendrelaphis tristis) coils around an electric earthing wire while sunbathing on a cool, rainy day, on July 15, 2025, in Tehatta, India

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