Panchami is lunar day 5 of each fortnight (in both the waxing Shukla and waning Krishna paksha). A tithi is a lunar "day" — the time the Moon takes to move 12° further from the Sun. This page covers its presiding deity, meaning, mythology and traditional observances.
Serpents and learning share this fifth: Naga Panchami honours the nagas of the underworld waters; Vasant Panchami honours Sarasvati and the first writing of letters.
Naga offerings of milk at anthills (regional); books and instruments honoured on Vasant Panchami.
ಐದನೆಯದು ನಾಗ ಮತ್ತು ವಿದ್ಯೆಯದು: ನಾಗ ಪಂಚಮಿ ನಾಗಗಳ ಪೂಜೆ; ವಸಂತ ಪಂಚಮಿ ಸರಸ್ವತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅಕ್ಷರಾಭ್ಯಾಸದ ದಿನ.
ಆಚರಣೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪದ್ಧತಿ: ನಾಗನಿಗೆ ಹಾಲು (ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ); ವಸಂತ ಪಂಚಮಿಯಂದು ಪುಸ್ತಕ–ವಾದ್ಯ ಪೂಜೆ.