In Hinduism, Shesha is the king of all nagas (snakes) , one of the primal beings of creation, and according to the Bhagavata Purana, an avatar of the Supreme God known as Sankarshan. In the Puranas, Shesha is said to hold all the planets of the Universe on his hoods and to constantly sing the […]
Shubh Naga Panchami – Festival of Snakes – July 2012
(CHAKRA) Naga Panchami falls on July 24th in 2012 and is a Hindu festival. It is on the 5th day of Shravan that Naga Panchami, or the festival of snakes, is celebrated in India, Nepal and other places with large Hindu populations around the world. Many Hindu mythologies are filled with stories about snakes, the […]