Sakambari Alankaram is performed in the Jyeshta and Ashada Month in the famous
Legend has it that Goddess Shakambari Devi is an incarnation
of Goddess Durga.
She appeared as Shakambari Devi after a dry period of
hundred years. She brought forth from her body fruits, flowers, vegetables and
herbs to suffice the hunger of the people. This legend is mentioned in Devi
Mahatmya.