“J&K: In the lap of deodars, Bhaderwah hosts its grand mela Patt festival”, Organiser, August 30, 2025:
“In most parts of the Jammu region, August 28 was a day when many Dogra families celebrated Nag Panchami. Cleaning of the houses ritually with every corner dusted and decked up is something that the families did even as elders remained busy with cooking traditional dishes.
The most prominent Naga worshippers live in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district where a three-day grand function started. It needs to be mentioned here that Vasuki Naga, the presiding deity of Bhaderwah, is considered the king of Nagas.
Aeons ago, Shiv Bhagwan included Vasuki Naga among his attendants as he was very happy with his devotion, according to folklore that is recounted here in Jammu province……”
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