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