Here are a few lesser known facts about the famous serpent goddess of India. Manasa is ceremonially worshiped on Naag Panchami - a festival of snake worship in the Hindu month of Shravan (July–August). Bengali women observe a fast (vrata) on this day and offer milk at snake holes.Watch this video to find out why Manasa Devi faithfully followed in the northeastern parts of India.<br /><br />Don't forget to Share, Like & Comment on this video<br /><br />Subscribe Our Channel Artha : https://goo.gl/22PtcY <br /><br />1 Manasa Devi is a Hindu snake goddess, who is mainly worshiped in Bengal and other northeastern parts of India.<br /><br /> <br />2 She is known by many names, one of which is Vishahara (the destroyer of poison).<br /><br />3 This folk goddess is mentioned in the ancient scriptures as a female Naga (snake) goddess or Serpent Queen, particularly in the Rig Veda Brahmanas.<br /><br /> <br />4 She was originally accepted as an Adivasi (tribal) goddess, who is believed to be very generous towards her devotees.<br /><br /><br />5 Many elaborate sculptures of Goddess Manasa are discovered that date back to the Pala Sena and Gupta Era.<br /><br /><br />6 There are many temples dedicated to Manasa Devi in the country and her idols can be also found in the popular Naga temples.<br /><br /><br />7 It is believed that Manasa was Vasuki's sister and also the wife of an ascetic sage called Jaratkaru (Jagatkaru). According to a famous legend, the sage had once abandoned her. <br /><br />8 Manasa is traditionally worshiped during the festival of Naga Panchami and is revered in the form of an earthen snake image in rural parts.<br /><br /><br />9 To get more devotional videos stay tuned to Artha Channel<br /><br />Like us @ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ArthaChannel/ <br />Check us out on Google Plus - https://goo.gl/6qG2sv <br />Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ArthaChannel <br />Follow us on Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/arthachannel/ <br />Follow us on Pinterest - https://in.pinterest.com/channelartha/ <br />Follow us on Tumblr - https://www.tumblr.com/blog/arthachannel
