28 July 2025

Snakes' Fest

Today and tomorrow are considered to be auspicious in the Hindu Calender. Today day is considered as Naaga Chathurthi; tomorrow is considered as Naaga Panchami.

(Due to it's ancient Hindu history, 'Naaga' is a common name in Cambodia; Divine snakes are integrated in Cambodian culture and traditions even today).

(Sivakumar, the well behaved youngster, owner of Amul outlet, who supplies my morning ready made Amul KoolCafe bottles, has his business named as 'Naaga Creams').

Lord Lakshman, the younger brother of Lord Shree Raam is considered to be a manifestation of the divine snake that serves as the mattress of Shree Mahaa Vishnu in Vaikuntaa.

Devotees offer special worship to Shree Mahaa Vishnu residing in the hearts of all snakes, on these two days.

I fondly remember my beloved mother's Poojas on these two days every year.

Jai Shree Lakshmi Naaraayanaa🙏.

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I am a retired K-12 Education Management Professional. I have worked at different levels in K-12 school systems, textbook publishing, elearning and Education NGOs. I have held memberships in The Association for Science Education (UK), American Association of Physics Teachers and The Malaysian Institute of Physics. I hold a 1st class B Sc Degree in Physics followed by B Ed [English and Physical Science] and M A [Childcare and Education] degrees. My published works include 59 articles in teacher development magazines in India and the US and a book entitled `Creative Classrooms and Child Friendly Schools' (listed in Amazon). This book is almost an anecdotal account of my professional experience in six countries (including Cambodia where I worked as Technical Adviser to the Ministry of Education, Youth And Sports). I served as mentor in the Certificate of Teaching Mastery Program offered by Teachers Without Borders.