Balis mixed with lotuses and Utpalas are very acceptable to the Nagas. Sesame seeds, boiled in raw sugar, should he offered to the spirits and other unearthly Beings.
नागानां दयिता नित्यं पद्मोत्पलविमिश्रिताः। तिलान् गुडसुसम्पन्नान् भूतानामुपहारयेत्॥