New Delhi: The festival of Nag Panchami is being celebrated across the country today. The foundation day was celebrated by the Mussoorie Nag Temple on the occasion of Nag Panchami.
On the occasion of Nag Panchami, thousands of devotees from Mussoorie and surrounding areas reached the Nag Devta temple of Mussoorie and had darshan of the Naga deity by offering milk (abhishek) to the 500 year old idol installed in the Nag temple.
story behind temple
The Nag temple in Mussoorie is said to be about 500 years old. It is said that a cow from Bhatte village would often come to this place in the morning (where the Nag Devta temple is situated) and offer milk to a stone with its udder. The villagers were shocked to learn about this incident. When the villagers removed the stone, they found many snake idols. He also saw that the serpent gods are seated on top of the idols.
Since then this place came to be known as Siddha Peeth. A huge and grand temple was built there. On Nag Panchami, many people from Mussoorie, nearby towns and villages visit the Naga deity and pray for their wishes to be fulfilled.
Nag Devta: God of justice
Nag Devta is a family deity for the local villager Rakesh Rawat. He said that the devotee who sincerely makes any wish and takes a vow, his wish is fulfilled in this temple.
“This deity is the family deity of many families living in dozens of villages in the region. He is also known as the god of justice. Whenever there is a problem or dispute in the village, people seek the blessings of the deity. It is believed that the serpent gods do justice.”
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