Photos: Hindu devotees mark Naga Panchami festival

On this day, Hindus offer prayers and milk to Nagas or snakes

Published: July 25, 2020 15:06 Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor

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A Hindu devotee pays respect to the statue of a snake at a temple on the outskirts of Amritsar. Image Credit: AFP

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Hindu devotees pour water over a statue of the Hindu snake god known as 'Nag' on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Image Credit: AFP

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A Hindu devotee in the water along with others on a boat pay their respect at Nagpokhari in Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Image Credit: AFP

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A Hindu devotee in the water along with others on a boat pay their respect by pouring cow's milk over a statue of the Hindu snake god. Image Credit: AFP

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A Hindu devotee pays his respect by pouring cow's milk over a statue of the Hindu snake god. Image Credit: AFP

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A Hindu devotee pour cow's milk over a statue of the Hindu snake god known as 'Nag' at Nagpokhari in Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Image Credit: AFP

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Young girls wearing facemasks offer prayers to statues of snakes on the roadside in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad. Image Credit: AFP

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Hindu devotees give offerings to statues of snakes on the roadside in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad. Image Credit: AFP

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A devotee pours milk to pay her respect to statues of snakes on the roadside in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad. Image Credit: AFP

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Hindu devotees wearing facemask offer prayers to statues of snakes on the roadside in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad Image Credit: AFP

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Hindu devotees wearing facemasks offer prayers to statues of snakes on the occasion of Naga Panchami. Image Credit: AFP

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Hindu devotees offer prayers to statues of snakes on the occasion of Naga Panchami. Image Credit: AFP

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