Nag Panchami is being celebrated today, August 17, 2026. This is the most prominent festivals of Hindus, mainly celebrated in North India. The day is considered highly auspicious to worship Nagas, serpents and snakes. This year, the rare combination is going to take place, when Nag Panchami is falling on Third Shravan Somwar. This is the rarest auspicious yoga going to happen. Another Shubh yoga is going to happen that Sun will transit in Leo zodiac sign so there will be multiple Shubh yogas are going to happen on this sacred day of Nag Panchami. Are you ready to experience this amazing festival by offering prayers to Lord Shiva and appeasing Rahu and Sun together.Do you know Nag Panchami is direcrly associated with snakes, Shiva worship and Rahu planet. Rahu Ketu together are considered a snake and Rahu is the head of snake so this is one of the most auspicious days, when you can eliminate your Kaal Sarpa Dosha. So, if you are suffering from Kaal Sarpa dosha then you are advised to perform below mentioned remedies and spiritual practices that will help to eliminate this dosha. First, we will discuss how this dosha happens?
What is Kaal Sarp Dosha?
When Rahu and Ketu are on one side of the horoscope and the other planets are in the middle of them, the Kaalsarp dosh is created. There are nine planets in the horoscope, including Rahu and Ketu, but Rahu and Ketu are regarded as the shadow planets. The other seven planets—Moon, Sun, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Venus, and Mars—are regarded as the main planets. Each of these planets is in charge of different aspects, including Lagna, wealth, happiness, children, illness, household, age, fortune, karma, profit, love, etc. The positive benefits of the planets may be hampered if the Kundli or Hosorcope contains Kaal Sarp Dosha, which might cause issues in the native’s life.
Remedies you can perform to get rid of Kaal Sarpa Dosha:
1. Chanting Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra“Om Trayambhakam Yajamahe Sugandhim Pushti Vardhanam Urvarukmiv Bandhanan Mrityor Muskhiyta Mamritat”2. Take a coconut and circumambulate it anti clock wise around your head 7 times and leave it in any flowing water.3. You can perform Rudrabhishekam on every Monday during Shravan Maas.4. Offer silver Nag Nagin pair on every Monday to Shivalingam. 5. You can perform Kaal Sarpa Dosha puja through a qualified priest on specific places which are recommended for that puja. These places can be: Siddha Vat, Ujjain, Shree Kalahasti Temple, Kukke Subramanya Temple and Nageshwar Temple.
