Mark your calendars! Nagula Chavithi, a powerful day dedicated to snake deities, is celebrated on the Chathurthi Tithi of Shukla Paksha in Kartika Masam. In 2025, this auspicious day falls on October 25th (Saturday).
This is a profoundly significant day to perform specific pujas to alleviate Rahu-Ketu Doshas, Kala Sarpa Doshas, and curses from snake deities. By observing these rituals, you can attract prosperity in financial, health, and family matters!
Here’s how you can seek blessings and remove obstacles:
🏡 Rituals at the Anthill (Putta Puja):
- Preparation: Approach the anthill with reverence.
- Purification: First, sprinkle water mixed with turmeric on the anthill. (🚫 Important: Do NOT pour milk directly first!)
- Offerings: Sprinkle a mix of rice flour, turmeric, and kumkum on the anthill.
- Adornment: Decorate the anthill with fragrant flowers.
- Milk Offering: Now, gently pour cow’s milk into the anthill.
- Food Offerings: Place Chalimidi or Chimili (traditional sweets made from rice flour and jaggery) as Naivedyam (offering).
- Special Offering: If available, place “Puttakallu” (small mud balls from an anthill) into the anthill.
- Circumambulation & Chanting: Perform pradakshina (circumambulation) around the anthill while chanting the names of the Navanaga Devatas (Ananta, Vasuki, Adisesha, Padmanabha, Kambala, Shankapala, Dhartarashtra, Takshaka, Kaliya). Alternatively, you can chant: “Om Navanagadevatayai Namo Namaha.”
- Blessing: After the pradakshina, take a small amount of the anthill mud (mixed with kumkum) and apply it to your forehead and throat as a sacred mark before returning home.
🚫 What to Avoid on Nagula Chavithi:
- Do NOT eat any cooked food on this day. Opt for raw or uncooked items.
- Do NOT use knives or sharp objects for any cutting or preparation.
🙏 For Intense Rahu-Ketu or Kala Sarpa Doshas (Temple Ritual):
If you have significant Rahu-Ketu Doshas or Kala Sarpa Doshas as per your birth or name chart, you can perform these rituals at twin Naga idols (Janta Nagulu) found in temples:
- Abhishekam: Pour cow’s milk over the idols, then cleanse them with water.
- Adornment: Apply turmeric and kumkum to the idols.
- Symbolic Clothing: Take a small piece of cotton, soak it in kumkum and turmeric, and offer it as symbolic clothing to the idols.
- Lighting Lamps: Light earthen lamps with oil and wicks near the idols.
- Floral Offering: Offer fragrant flowers.
- Jaggery Offering: Place jaggery pieces on Jilledu leaves (Calotropis gigantea) near the tails of the Naga idols. This is particularly effective for Rashi-related Rahu-Ketu Doshas.
🌟 Benefits of Observing Nagula Chavithi:
Performing these rituals diligently helps you:
- Remove Rahu-Ketu Doshas.
- Eliminate Kala Sarpa Doshas.
- Free yourself from curses of snake deities.
- Overcome financial hardships.
- Improve health issues.
- Resolve family problems.
- Alleviate “Kali Doshas” (problems arising from the Kali Yuga).
Important Disclaimer for Nagula Chavithi 2025 Guide
This blog post provides general information on traditional Hindu rituals and astrological practices for educational and spiritual purposes only; it is not personalized advice and results are not guaranteed.
Rituals like anthill pujas or temple offerings should be approached with personal discretion—consult a qualified astrologer or priest for horoscope-specific guidance.
No scientific evidence supports dosha remedies; benefits are based on faith, cultural traditions, and anecdotal experiences, with potential variability in outcomes.
Overview of Guidance
The content shared here draws from Vedic texts and community practices to celebrate Nagula Chavithi on October 25, 2025. While intended to inspire devotion and cultural appreciation, it emphasizes safe, respectful observance. For instance, offerings like cow’s milk align with eco-conscious sourcing to minimize environmental impact.
Recommendations for Safe Practice
Verify timings with local panchangas, as muhurats can vary by location.
If health concerns arise during fasting (e.g., raw food only), prioritize medical advice over ritual strictness.
For dosha analysis, tools like free online calculators exist but require expert validation.
