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Thakurani Yatra – Berhampur in 2025 – Maa Budhi Thakurani Yatra 2025 dates at Berhampur in Odisha

Thakurani Yatra at Berhampur is held once in two years in Chaitra Month. It is the visit of the Mother Goddess worshipped in the Maa Budhi Thakurani Temple to Berhampur town in Odisha. The visit lasts nearly a month. Next Thakurani Yatra 2025 dates at Berhampur is from March . The festival ends on April 2025. Maa Budhi Thakurani Yatra begins with a grand procession from Berhampur to Maa Budhi Thakurani Temple. Preparations for the festival commences at the Desi Behera Sahi after the Subha Khunti (auspicious post) is installed. The date for the 28-day Thakurani Yatra is fixed by the yatra management committee at the house of Desi Behera P Durga Prasad, Chief of the Dera community, as suggested by Byomokoti Basudev Sashtri Sidhanti. History Of Thakurani Yatra According to eminent historians, the cult of Budhi Thakurani originated along with the emergence of Berhampur town around 1672 AD. Telugu Lingayat Dera (weaver) community, who came to Mahuri on the invitation of Raja Sah