A highly revered Hindu holiday, Nagula Chavithi is especially well-liked in the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka. This event, which is mostly celebrated by married women, is dedicated to worshiping the Serpent Gods, or Nag Devatas, and offering prayers for the wellbeing and safety of their offspring. Offerings offered during this occasion, according to devotees, are received by the Serpent Gods, bestowing wealth and goodwill onto their families.

The dates and times of Nagula Chavithi in 2024 Nagula Chavithi will be observed on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at the following auspicious times:

• Muhurat for Nagula Chavithi Puja: 10:59 AM to 1:10 PM

• Length: two hours and eleven minutes

• Chavithi Tithi Starts: November 4, 2024, 11:24 p.m.

• On November 6, 2024, at 12:16 AM, Chavithi Tithi ends.

Customary Practices of Nagula Chavithi

Devotees take an early morning bath and change into new garments on the day of Nagula Chavithi. Married ladies often fast for the whole day in prayer for their children’s health and security. They erect a puja space that is embellished with traditional rangoli designs, flowers, and leaves.

Worshiping real snakes or images of the Serpent Gods with gifts of milk, fruits, flowers, and vermilion is the main ritual. In addition to lighting lamps, burning incense, and performing aarti, the ritual ends with naivedya (food offerings) and tamboolam (betel leaves and almonds). In other areas, ladies show their love to the snakes by tying holy threads around them. Families get together for a communal meal when the fast finishes at sundown.

What Nagula Chavithi Means

Since the Serpent Gods are revered as protectors of natural water supplies and as representations of fertility, wealth, and health, Nagula Chavithi is a day of great cultural significance. Snakes are considered lucky charms in Hinduism, and followers seek their blessings to safeguard their families, particularly their children. With prayers for protecting crops, animals, and family health, the event, which is mostly celebrated in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, also coincides with agricultural cycles.

This festival honors the Serpent Gods as guardians and representations of life and plenty while highlighting reverence for the natural world.