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Kalbhairav Yatra at Kharepatan near Kolhapur in Maharashtra

Kalbhairav Yatra is annually observed in Magh month. The yatra, fair and festival is dedicated to the Kalabhairava form of Shiva. The main rituals are organized at the Kalbhairav Temple at Kharepatan near Kolhapur in Maharashtra . Kalbhairav Yatra 2025 date is February 2. Hundreds of people attend this annual festival. The yatra includes palki and other rituals. Kalbhairav Yatra is annually observed on Magh Shukla Paksha Panchami Tithi or the fifth day during the waxing phase of moon in Magh month as per traditional Hindu lunar calendar followed in Maharashtra .

Sant Tukaram Maharaj Jayanti – Janamdin or Birth Anniversary of Sant Tukaram Maharaj

Sant Tukaram Maharaj Jayanti is annually observed in Magh month. It is the Janamdin or birth anniversary of Sant Tukaram Maharaj. One of the greatest exponents of the Bhakti cult in Marathi culture, Sant Tukaram is worshipped by millions of people around the world and people take inspiration from his poems and teachings. Sant Tukaram Maharaj Jayanti 2025 date is February 2. The day is not widely observed. Some programs are conducted at Dehu. Scholars have different opinion regarding the birth date of Sant Tukaram Maharaj. The most important festival associated with Sant Tukaram is the Tukaram Beej observed in Phalgun month. Sant Tukaram Maharaj Jayanti is annually observed on Magh Shukla Paksha Panchami Tithi or the fifth day during the waxing phase of moon in Magh month as per traditional Hindu lunar calendar followed in Maharashtra .

Vitthal Rukmini Vivah Sohala at Pandharpur – Vitthal Rukmini Marriage Festival at Pandharpur

Vitthal Rukmini Vivah Sohala is annually observed in Magh month. It is the marriage festival of Lord Vitthal and Goddess Rukmini. Vitthal Rukmini Vivah Sohala 2025 date is February 2. The festival attracts hundreds of devotees to Pandharpur in Maharashtra . The marriage rituals of Lord Vitthal and Goddess Rukmini are performed on the day. Vitthal Rukmini Vivah Sohala is annually observed on Magh Shukla Paksha Panchami Tithi or the fifth day during the waxing phase of moon in Magh month as per traditional Hindu lunar calendar followed in Maharashtra .

Ganga Godavari Janmotsav at Nashik

Ganga Godavari Janmotsav is observed in Magh month at Nashik in Maharashtra . The popular belief is that Ganga and Godavari are the same. Godavari is also known as Dakshina Ganga. Ganga Godavari Janmotsav 2025 date is February 7. It is believed that Ganga appeared as Godavari on this day. According to Naradiya Purana, Sage Gautama brought Ganga in the form of Godavari to the south of the Vindhyas. There is a Ganga – Godavari Temple at Nashik. It is located on the banks of Godavari River . People offer prayers here after taking holy dip in the river. Ganga Godavari Janmotsav is annually observed on Magh Shukla Paksha Dasami Tithi or the 10th day during the waxing phase of moon in Magh month.

Throwing Puja Materials into Yamuna River Will Attract Fine of Rupees 5000

We Hindus have a very bad habit of polluting our holy rivers. On one hand we worship rivers and on another hand we shamelessly pollute them specially by throwing all plastic puja materials. To stop this practice, National Green Tribunal has decided to fine people who throw puja materials into Yamuna River . The person doing so will attract a fine of Rupees 5000. Economic Times reports  Throwing puja offerings into the Yamuna, a ritual for many Delhiites, will now invite a fine of Rs 5,000.  These are part of the 27-point plan — Mailey se Nirmal Yamuna Revitalisation Plan 2017 — pronounced by the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday to clean up the river and restore its floodplains, a task in which the Centre's Yamuna Action Plans have failed and hundreds of crores have gone waste. The tribunal's judgment came on a petition by Manoj Misra of Yamuna Jiye Abhiyan against pollution in the Yamuna and covering of drains in Delhi . The easiest solution to the problem is