Today is NagaraPanchami, the day where people offer prayers to Snake God by offering milk. I didn't know unless one of our apartment uncle asked me to drop him to a temple.Sometimes I feel scared what if I forget all these customs what am I going to teach my next generation? I am not sure about the reason why people follow these customs, but few things I like to follow blindly.
On Nagarapanchami day, my mother used to make us wake up in morning , get ready and offer prayers by spilling milk in coconut cup with jaggery. You will find the snake sculptures in temples and we pour jaggery milk to these sculptures. I love following these customs without questioning on what and why we do it. FYI there will be special poojas on this day in Kukke Subramanya Temple,Karnataka, near to Dharmasthala. If you are an Atheist atleast you can enjoy the nature around the temple.
One good thing about Nagarpanchami is the feast, specially laddus. My mother makes different varieties of laddus on this day. One such laddu is made of sesame seeds which produces heat in your body. It is said to be good for health during winter season. My next plan is to try preparing these laddus and posing the recipes in my blog. Just a small effort to keep these blind customs alive for next generation.
On Nagarapanchami day, my mother used to make us wake up in morning , get ready and offer prayers by spilling milk in coconut cup with jaggery. You will find the snake sculptures in temples and we pour jaggery milk to these sculptures. I love following these customs without questioning on what and why we do it. FYI there will be special poojas on this day in Kukke Subramanya Temple,Karnataka, near to Dharmasthala. If you are an Atheist atleast you can enjoy the nature around the temple.
One good thing about Nagarpanchami is the feast, specially laddus. My mother makes different varieties of laddus on this day. One such laddu is made of sesame seeds which produces heat in your body. It is said to be good for health during winter season. My next plan is to try preparing these laddus and posing the recipes in my blog. Just a small effort to keep these blind customs alive for next generation.
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