Garawade Jyotirling Devi Yatra is organized in Chaitra
month. It is the annual festival and fair held at Jyotirlingdevi Temple in Garawade
in Patan Taluka of Satara district, Maharashtra. Garawade Jyotirling Devi Yatra
2018 date is March 22.
Jyotirling Devi Temple is dedicated to Mother Goddess Shakti.
Jyotirling Devi, an incarnation of Goddess Shakti, is worshipped mainly in
Maharashtra as a Gram Devata.
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.
Jyotirling Devi Yatra at Garawade is observed on Chaitra
Shukla Paksha Panchami Tithi or the fifth day during the waxing phase of moon Chaitra
month as per traditional Hindu lunar calendar followed in Maharashtra.