Worshippers at the Hindu Naag Panchami festival in Bihar, north India, celebrated snakes of all shapes and sizes by handling the reptiles in great numbers.

Video from July 21 at Samastipur shows dozens of devotees holding various snakes in their hands or draping them over their shoulders, while all present cheered in excitement.

Naag Panchami is a traditional Hindu festival held on the fifth month of the Hindu religious calendar, where devotees worship the snakes or serpents throughout India, Nepal and other countries where Hindu adherents live.

Devotees coiled snake around their neck and marched on the road in order to celebrate the starting of the 5th Hindu calendar month and the upcoming Naag Panchami festival in Samastipur, Bihar, Northern India.

Naag Panchami is a traditional Hindu festival where devotees worship the snakes or serpents throughout India, Nepal and other countries where Hindu adherents live

The video from July 21st shows around hundred devotees holding the snakes in their hands as they shout in excitement. Women and children also happened to be a part of the religious march.

they then march on the road as they prepare to worship the reptiles as a part of the festive celebration.

The event takes place every year during the 5th Calendar month,