What should we do on Naga Chaturthi

by Astro Ved Online Astrology Consultation

Naga Panchami is a day on which Hindus worship snakes and the lord of snakes, Lord Shiva. The day arrives on the fifth day of the waxing moon in July or August. Naga Panchami is celebrated because of the important Hindu legends related to it. 

 

The Legends

 

One legend is related to Takshak, who was the king of snakes. When he once bit king Parikshit, the father of Janamejaya, the son decided to take revenge. After becoming the king, Janamejaya performed a yagna to kill all the snakes. However, Astika Rishi stopped the king from committing such a sin and saved the snakes' lives. Hence since that day, it is celebrated as Naga Panchami, on which people serve snakes by giving them milk and worshipping Lord Shiva.

 

Another famous legend is related to Lord Krishna and the poisonous snake Kaliya. The legend is also a part of several Krishna stories where he made the snake realize his mistake. People of Gokul were afraid because of Kaliya residing in the Yamuna. Kaliya was polluting the water of Yamuna by making it venomous.

 

Krishna went deep down into the depth where Kaliya tried to attack him and dig his fangs. However, Krishna dragged him out on the surface and began playing his flute on his head. Kaliya was spilling blood and started to die. Then the many wives of Kaliya requested Krishna to leave him. Kaliya then understood that Krishna was not any simple child; he was the avatar of Lord Vishnu himself. Kaliya left the banks of river Yamuna and never troubled anyone. Hence to remember the day, Naga Panchami is celebrated.

 

Sometimes, it is also called Garuda Panchami because Garuda, the eagle of Lord Vishnu, is also worshipped with the sakes.

 

To celebrate this day, people visit Lord Shiva and snake deities. They offer them milk, sweets, and flowers. Some people in the villages also offer milk to snake pits. Women observe a fast on this day and follow it wholeheartedly. They break the fast at the Sunset and accept a simple dinner. 

 

Popular Dishes to Make on Naga Panchami

 

There are some specific dishes people in different regions prepare to celebrate the day of Naga Panchami. Let's see their ingredients and the process of making them, so you can also prepare these dishes on Naga Panchami.

 

Til Ke Laddoo

 

 Ingredients:

 White sesame seeds – 3 cups

 Grated coconut- 1/2 cup

 Grated jaggery – 1 cup

 Water as needed

 

Prepare the sesame seeds by slightly roasting them. Put aside when they turn light brown.

Now make the jaggery syrup by taking some water and jaggery in a pan and heat it.

Keep heating until it becomes a bit thick.

Add some grated coconut and the sesame seeds once it is warm to the touch and not too hot. 

Make laddoos before the mixture becomes cool.

 

Nariyal Mithai

 

 Ingredients:

 Raw rice – 1 cup

 Grated coconut – ½

Jaggery – 1/4 cup

 Ghee – 1 tsp

 Cardamom Powder – ½ tsp

 Greased plate/Banana leaf

 

Take some rice and soak them in water for 30 minutes. 

Now take this rice and grind them with coconut and jaggery. You will make a thin batter.

Take a pan and pour the batter into it. Keep stirring, mix some ghee and keep stirring.

After a while, the batter will stop sticking. This is the time to pour it onto a banana leaf or a plate greased with ghee or butter.

When the batter cools down, you can cut it into squares, and they are ready.

 

Dind

 

Ingredients:

 

 For stuffing:

 Chickpeas – 100 gm

 Grated jaggery – 100 gm

 Powdered cardamom – 2 pinches

 Powdered Nutmeg – 2 pinches

 Chopped cashews and almonds – 1 tbsp

 Water -2 cups

 

 For the covering:

 Wheat Flour – 100 grams

 Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp

 A pinch of salt

 Ghee 

 

Start with soaking the chickpeas for 30 minutes in water. Now, put them in the pressure cooker for two whistles.

Once it settles down, drain the water and place them in a pan.

Keep the pan on medium or low heat, add some jaggery and keep stirring. 

It will start becoming thick, switch off the gas and add cardamom powder, nutmeg powder, and some nuts.

At last, make laddoos with it or the small round balls.

 

For the covering part, heat some oil in a pan and add salt and wheat flour.

Add some hot oil to the mixture and make a dough.

After twenty minutes, use this mixture to wrap the filling, and Dind is ready to serve.

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