Nagapanchami is a very popular Hindu festival which is dedicated to snake God. Lets understand what is the literal meaning of Naga Panchami. Naga literally means 'serpent' and panchami is the 'fifth day'. So Nagapanchami is the festival which is celebrated on the fifth day of the bright fortnight in the hindi month also known as lunar month of Shravan which falls in July - August as per English Calendar. This is the time when most of India is covered with monsoon clouds and is related with the rainy season. Every year on this day of nagapanchami, thousands of devotees visit temples which are dedicated to snakes, Shiva temples and offer their prayers in the temple.

There is the description of snake prayers and the importance of this day in Puranas. As per Hindu mythology, Prithvi (Earth) is believed to be supported by Sesh Nag (the snake on which god Vishnu sleeps). Therefore the worship of snakes is in gratitude to Sesh Nag. According to the BhavishyaPurana, worshippers should make gold, silver or clay images of snakes and worship them with kaner, jasmine and incense, feed Brahmins with ghee and payasa, and bathe the snake images with milk. This would bestow safety from snakebites on the worshippers. The Bhavishyottara Purana enjoins a person to make figures of cow dung and place them on both sides of his door. He should then worship them with curds, Durva tendrils, Kusha grass, sandalwood paste, flowers and presents of food.