Bhairavnath Bagad Yatra at Bavdhan in Wai near Satara - Bhairavnath Temple Festival and Fair at Bavdhan
Bhairavnath Bagad Yatra is annually observed in the Rang
Panchami in Phalgun month. It is the most important and famous annual festival
at Bhairavnath Temple
at Bavdhan near Wai in Maharashtra . Bhairavnath
Bagad Yatra 2024 date is March 30.
The festival is noted for devotee hanging from a hook from a
high post. The person who agrees to dangle from the hook performs a fast for 5
days. He stays in a temple and on the Bagad day eats only Neem leaves and does
not drink a single drop of water. The Bagad ritual has a history for more than
800 years.
This annual agrarian festival attracts hundreds of devotees.
Bhairavnath Bagad Yatra is annually observed on Phalgun
Krishna Paksha Panchami or the fifth day during the waning phase of moon in
Phalgun month as per traditional Hindu lunar calendar followed in Maharashtra