Garuda Panchami on 16-8-2018 Thursday ,the day is celebrated as the victory of Lord Krishna over the black serpent Kaliya, killed in the river Yamuna. It is also believed that Lord Brahma created Sheshnag, King of Snakes, on this day. The day is also referred as Garuda Panchami. Garuda is the carrier Lord Vishnu and is also considered as the enemy of serpents.Though there are several serpent gods, the following twelve are worshipped during Nag Panchami Puja:
- Ananta
- Vasuki
- Shesha
- Padma
- Kambala
- Karkotaka
- Ashvatara
- Dhritarashtra
- Shankhapala
- Kaliya
- Takshaka
- Pingala
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