Banashankari Navratri is nine-day festival, puja and rituals dedicated to Goddess Banashankari in the Kannada month of Paush in Karnataka. Banashankari Navratri 2024 - 2025 dates – Navaratri begins on January 4 and ends on January 13, 2025. Goddess Banashankari is an incarnation of Goddess Parvati and is also known as Vanashankari or Shakambari or Banadevi.
Banadashtami, or Banada Ashtami, which falls during Banashankari Navratri is the most auspicious day during the nine-day period.
Fairs and festivals are held during this period in Banashankari temples. A major fair is held at Badami Banashankari Devi Temple
Legend has it that Goddess Banashankari Devi killed a demon called Durgamasur at the present day Badami in Bagalkot in Karnataka. This story is found in Skanda Purana.
Banashankari is also equated with Ma Shakambari Devi who is believed to have produced vegetables and nourished the human beings after several years of drought.
The festival is famous for Rath Yatra which happens on the final day of the nine-day festival.
The most important Navratri in a Hindu Calendar falls in September - October.
The festival is famous for Rath Yatra which happens on the final day of the nine-day festival.
The most important Navratri in a Hindu Calendar falls in September - October.