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24.
Why Snakes are
Worshipped
a's
?
Nag Panchami is a Hindu festival of Nag, the snake king. Pictures of Nag are
posted at the door and milk is the prime offering of the day. If you have a keen
eye, you must have noticed in different places of our country. The following isa
local myth behind the origin of Nag Panchami.
ges ago, the Kathmandu Valley wasn't a valley but a huge
lake called Nagdaha (nag: snake god, daha: lake), and was
.
thought that it would be a nice place to live and grow crops because to becompensa
it was surrounded by high and protective mountains. Moreover, the he declared tha
Kathmandu Valley had such a nice climate. People tried to make the lunar month 8
valleyta cultivabletandby making efforts to drain the lake[Dưéto human respect to the
activities, the nagas were aroused from their sleep and made them) really
To
revenge on humans, they used their great powers to stop
frain for several years:
2.
Humans became desperate with the drought and its effect. But they
had no idea what to do. Then, one fine day, a king with magical powers
rode into the valley. The locals begged him to do something about their
miseries, so he used his powers to compel the nagas to allow rainfall like
before. But, he was a wise king.
angry.
take
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compel:
force
drought: dryness
compens
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Young Learners' Delights Book 5​