Siddheshwar Yatra at Kavalapur Village
is observed in Chaitra month (March – April). It is the annual fair and
festival at the Siddheshwar Temple at Kavalapur Village in Miraj
Taluka in Sangli District, Maharashtra. Various unique pujas and rituals
are held during the annual yatra. Kavalapur Siddheshwar Yatra 2024 date is April 23.
The shrine is dedicated to Siddheshwar,
a kind manifestation of Shiva. This form of Shiva is widely worshipped as a
village deity and kuldevata (family deity) in Maharashtra.
For the annual festival, the shrine
is decorated with lamps, lights, flowers, leaves and sugarcane for the
occasion.
The festival and fair attracts
hundreds of devotees to the Siddheshwar temple.
Various offerings are made to
appease the deity. Red flowers are offered to the deity. Procession is part of the
festival.
Kavalapur Siddheshwar Yatra is
annually observed on Chaitra Purnima tithi or the full moon day in Chaitra
month as per traditional Hindu lunar calendar followed in Maharashtra.