Banpuri Naikba Yatra is organized in Chaitra month. It is the
annual festival and fair held at Naikba Temple at Banpuri in Patan Taluka of
Satara district, Maharashtra. Banpuri Naikba Yatra 2024 date is April 15.
Naikba Mandir is dedicated to Mother Goddess Shakti. Naikba
Devi, an incarnation of Goddess Shakti, is worshipped mainly in Maharashtra.
Rituals associated with Goddess Durga are performed during
the yatra.
The shrine is decorated for the occasion with lamps, lights,
leaves, flowers etc for the occasion. Food donation is also held during the
period.
Naikba Yatra at Banpuri is observed on Chaitra Shukla Paksha
Saptami Tithi or the seventh day during the waxing phase of moon Chaitra month
as per traditional Hindu lunar calendar followed in Maharashtra.