Hundreds of people queued in a remote village in eastern India over the weekend to receive blessings from metres-long and potentially deadly snakes, thought to bring them good luck.

Snake charming is a dying art in India. Here, a man named Buddhanath is shown at a New Delhi market during Nag Panchami, the yearly religious festival in honor of the king cobra.

On July 24, 2024, Samastipur, Bihar, India, hosted its annual snake festival, where hundreds of people gathered with their snakes to celebrate. The event, shared online by @wow_nd_news, showcased ...

Tonk (Rajasthan), Sept. 16: Rajasthan celebrated a unique snake festival at Veer Teja temple on September 15 in which devotees willingly received snakebites in order to bring good fortune. Hundred ...

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Scores of devotees thronged the temple of Veer Teja, a legendary folk hero, in Tonk town of India's northwestern Rajasthan state on Wednesday to celebrate a unique snake festival.

In India, which already has a high incidence of mortality due to snakebites, climate change is triggering snake migration, ...

Purba Bishnupur, India: ... “It is an art to make the snakes come out of their boxes and baskets,” Hyder Mal, a 46-year-old snake charmer taking part in the festival said on Saturday.

Samastipur, India - July 24, 2024 On July 24, 2024, Samastipur, Bihar, India, hosted its annual snake festival, where hundreds of people gathered with their snakes to celebrate. The event, shared ...

Snake Festival Charms Villagers in East India by Naharnet Newsdesk 18 August 2013, 13:11. ... Snake charmers clapped and beat colorful drums to lure their "prized catches" out of wicker baskets and ...