A devotee offers a butter lamp to naga (serpent) on the occasion of Naga Panchami at Nagdaha Lake in Lalitpur, Nepal, Aug. 21, 2023. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
KATHMANDU, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Nepali people celebrate Naga Panchami, a festival of snakes across the country, worshipping the serpent deity with great reverence.
Devotees worship naga (serpent) on the occasion of Naga Panchami at Naag Pokhari (Snake Pond) in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 21, 2023. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
Devotees queue up to worship naga (serpent) on the occasion of Naga Panchami at Nagdaha Lake in Lalitpur, Nepal, Aug. 21, 2023. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
A girl is seen queuing up to worship naga (serpent) on the occasion of Naga Panchami at Nagdaha Lake in Lalitpur, Nepal, Aug. 21, 2023. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
A devotee worships naga (serpent) on the occasion of Naga Panchami at Nagdaha Lake in Lalitpur, Nepal, Aug. 21, 2023. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
Devotees worship naga (serpent) on the occasion of Naga Panchami at Naag Pokhari (Snake Pond) in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 21, 2023. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
Devotees worship naga (serpent) on the occasion of Naga Panchami at Naag Pokhari (Snake Pond) in Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug. 21, 2023. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
People perform a ritual to mark Naga Panchami in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Aug. 21, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)■
