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- 5. This is the most common offering made to snakes on Nag Panchami
- 7. The name of the King of Snakes, according to the Mahabharata
- 8. In the Mahabharata, this was the sage who stopped King Janamejaya’s yagna to decimate the nagas
- 9. This was the weapon used by Indrajit on Rama and Laxmana, which resulted in them being hurled with snakes
- 10. This is the name of the snake around Lord Shiva’s neck
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- 1. According to the Hindu calendar, this is the month in which Nag Panchami takes place
- 2. Another name for snakes, derived from their role in protecting homes and fields
- 3. She is believed to be the mother of the Naga race
- 4. Another name for Ananta, the naga that is said to balance the world on his hood
- 6. This was the name of the fearsome naga living in the Yamuna river who was vanquished by Krishna in his childhood