Nagula Chavithi 2025 Date And Significance In Hinduism

Nagula Chavithi is an auspicious day when we worship snakes. Let us discuss the date, timing, significance, and celebrations of Nagula Chavithi in 2025.

Date and Timing of Nagula Chavithi 2025 

• Nagula Chavithi 2025 Date: 25 October 2025, Saturday
• Puja Muhurat: 11:13 A.M to 1:31 P.M
• Nagula Chavithi Tithi Begins: 25 Oct at 01:19 A.M
• Nagula Chavithi Tithi Ends: 26 Oct at 03:48 A.M

What is Nagula Chavithi?

We dedicate the festival of Nagula Chavithi to the worship of snakes. It falls on the fourth day of the Kartik month after Amavasya. People celebrate the festival in southern India, mainly in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. 

On this day, mothers fast for the well-being of their children. We call the Hindu Gods – Shiva (Naga Bhushana), Vishnu (Shesha Thalpa Sai), Kartikeya (Naga Swarupa) and Ganesha (Naga Yajnopaveetha).

The Ashtanga (eight-hooded cobra) is worshipped, and milk, eggs, and dry fruits are offered. The date of Nagula Chavithi this year is 25 October 2025.

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Nagula Chavithi: The Role of Serpents in Hindu Mythology

The significance of the Serpent Gods’ worship can be traced back to mythologies that establish the Nagas as symbols of eternity, power, and transformation.

• The Cosmic Couch: Shesha and Lord Vishnu

The foremost serpent is Shesha Naga. Shesh Nag is the eternal, thousand-headed serpent upon whom Lord Vishnu rests in the cosmic ocean.

Shesha embodies the infinite nature of time and creation. One who worships him and prays to him receives blessings for stability and the enduring cycle of life.

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• The Ornament of the Destroyer: Vasuki and Lord Shiva 

Vasuki, the King of the Nagas, plays a pivotal role in the Samudra Manthan (the churning of the cosmic ocean). Moreover, during the churning of the ocean, Vasuki was used as the rope.

When the deadly poison Halahala emerged, threatening all creation, it was Lord Shiva who consumed it, saving the universe. Also, Vasuki, who was also exposed to the poison, is considered a dedicated devotee of Shiva.

Lord Shiva wears the serpent as an ornament around his neck, symbolising his mastery over death and ego. Additionally, worshipping Vasuki on Nagula Chavithi is an act of honouring this selfless act and seeking protection. 

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Nagula Chavithi 2025: Significance 

Nagula Chavithi is mainly a women’s festival. Mothers pray to the snake Gods for the well-being of their children.

Snakes have been helpful to us in various ways. Also, they have proved beneficial by consuming rats in rural areas and killing harmful organisms in water.

In astrology, the snake depicts Rahu. One can easily avoid Rahu’s malefic effects if one keeps a vrat on this day. Individuals can also avoid other physical and mental problems, such as anxiety, depression, etc.

How Nagula Chavithi Affects One’s Life?

For devotees, especially married women, the festival holds specific, personal significance:

• Protection for Children: The primary motivation for married women is to fast and pray for the health and well-being of their children. The serpent gods guard the family against diseases, misfortunes, and accidents.
• Fertility and Lineage: Snakes are widely considered symbols of fertility and regeneration due to their ability to shed their skin. Worshipping them is a prayer for a strong and healthy lineage.
• Agricultural Harmony: For farmers, Nagula Chavithi is a day of gratitude. Snakes are vital to the ecosystem, controlling the population of rodents that damage crops. By worshipping the Nagas, farmers express thanks.

Nagula Chavithi 2025: Rituals & Puja Needs

It becomes essential for the devotees to follow the rituals for worshipping Nagas. This year, by performing all the necessary rituals of Nagula Chavithi with devotion, we can achieve good outcomes. These are the rituals:

• Married women, in particular, undertake a fast on this day, often abstaining from both food and water. 
• The day begins with an early morning bath and wearing clean, traditionally yellow or white attire, signifying purity.
• The devotee takes a formal vow to observe the fast with sincerity.
• Devotees spend their day by worshipping the Snake gods and also chant mantras.
• The most distinctive ritual involves making offerings at the Valmeekam or Putta—the ant-hill or snake pit, which is considered the natural, sacred dwelling of the Nagas.

The Sacred Ingredients of Puja

Many things are provided to the Ant-hill by women. Let’s look at items of offering, below:

• Kheer: Offered to pacify the serpent gods.
• Turmeric and Vermillion: Applied to the ant-hill as symbols of auspiciousness, fertility, and marital bliss.
• Naivedyam: Special, traditional dishes, which include:
  • Chalivindi: A preparation of rice flour, jaggery, and sesame seeds.
  • Vadapappu: Soaked and spiced split moong beans.
  • Nuvvula Mudda: Sesame seed and jaggery balls.
  • Eggs: Sometimes offered as a favourite food of snakes, placed outside the ant-hill as a respectful offering.
  • Fresh Coconut and Fruits: Offered as pure and wholesome gifts.

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