Naag Panchami in Changunarayan

This temple receives an immense number of visitors during the Naag Panchami

The Nag Panchami is a Hindu festival dedicated to serpent God or Naga and is observed on the fifth day of the bright half of the Nepali month of Shrawan as per the lunar calendar.

The Changu Narayan deity is offered milks and ghee among other items. Likewise, a huge number of devotees are thronging the Shankha Daha near the temple for ritualistic holy bath. It is believed that taking bath at the pond saves one from diseases.

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Bhaktapur (भक्तपुर), About this sound, listen (help·info); literally translates to “city of devotees”), also known as Khwopa (Nepal Bhasa: ख्वप Khwopa), is a city in the east corner of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal about 8 miles (13 km) from the capital city, Kathmandu. It is located in and serves as the headquarters of Bhaktapur District in Bagmati Pradesh of Nepal. It is administratively divided into 10 wards.

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