Kotkamte Devi Bhagavati Navratri and Yatra is observed in
Ashwin month. It is the annual fair and festival held during Navratri period at
the Devi Bhagavati Temple at Kotkamte in Devgad, Sindhudurg
District. Devi Bhagavati Yatra 2023 date is from October 15 to October 23, 2023.
Devi Bhagavati Yatra attracts hundreds of devotees on the
occasion. The temple is lavishly decorated during the time. All Navratri
rituals are strictly followed here including Ghata Sthapana, Ashtami and
Navami.
Music festival, bhajans and reading of stories from Devi
Bhagavatam are held here on the occasion.
Kotkamte Devi Bhagavati Temple is dedicated to Mother
Goddess Shakti. Devi Bhagavati, an
incarnation of Goddess Shakti, is worshipped in coastal Maharashtra, Karnataka
and Kerala.