Events and Festivals

            The various festivals celebrated throught the year are summerised and listed below with short description of the festival and its celebration and the special poojas performed during that time

Festivals Informations Photos
Annual festival This is celebrated begins in previous night of Mesha Sankramana day by decorating welcome arc followed by various themes of performance. Usually this festival comes in the month of April and celebrated for 8 days with unique feature in each day.
Laksha Deepothsava This is celebrated on the day of Kartika Bahula Panchami.
Sharannavarathri Beginning on Ashwija Shuddha Pratipada day, this festival is celebrated for nine day. Specially Ranga pooja sevas offered on this occasion. Lalitha Panchami, Maha Navami and Vijaya Dashami are the very special occasions during Navarathri festival.
Vasanthothsava This is celebrated for a month beginning from Vaishaka Shuddha Pratipada Masa. This is a kind of autumn season celebration. Different crops, fruits, flowers will be offered by devotees to the Goddess seeking her blessing.
Chamundi & other Gods gathering This will be performed in the month of Vrishabha Sankramana Masa.
Hattanavadi Pattanaje This means 10th day of Vrishabha Masa. Final celebration of the year will be performed during this period. On that day 'Yakshagaana Mela' (folk play team) stops their wandering for playing mythological dramas until the beginning of next year.
Nagapanchami Snake worship will be performed on the day of Shravana Shuddha Panchami. Both abodes of Naga Devata in the temple receives offering from devotees.
Simha Sankramana Month of Simha Masa is celebrated as a Holy month in this temple. Flower pooja is a special pooja in this month.
Shri Krishna Janmashtami Birthday of Lord Shri Krishna is celebrated on this day of Simha Masa Bahula Ashtami.
Kadiru Habba On the day of Bhadrapada Shuddha Hasta tying a spike of corn (fresh grown) is celebrated with great devotion.
Shri Ganesha Chathurthi Special pooja to Lord Ganesha will be celebrated on this day of Bhadrapada Shukla Chathurthi. Gana Homa (sacred fire pooja) will be performed on the occasion at the abode of Lord Ganesha.
Naraka Chathurdhashi This festival is celebrated with offering free oil to poor people for the purpose of holy bath on this occasion. This is a unique feature of celebration in this temple on the occasion. This is celebrated in the month of Ashwija Bahula Chathurdhashi.
Deepavali Bali Padya Bali settled in, on the day of Hattanaje conventionally starts to set out on this occasion. Afternoon special poojas, homa and in the night utsava Bali will be performed. Bali Padya will be celebrated next day.
Tulasi Pooja This is performed everyday after Mahapooja from the period Kartika Shuddha Padya to Uttana Dwadhashi. In the evening of Uttana Dwadhashi a special pooja called Ksheerabdhi is being offered to Tulasi.
Bhajana Mangalotsava This will be celebrated continuously for 24 days beginning from festival Bali and on 24th day many devotees participate in Bhajana Mangalotsava.
Dhanu Pooja Beginning from Dhanu Sankramana day it continues for one month with a Mahapooja on 7'o clock in the morning.
Magha Shuddha Pournami Descending of Nandini River from the heaven is memorized on this special day. A special meal is offered to Shri Durga Parameshwari.
Rashi Pooja A special pooja is offered to Nava Grihas (nine planets) morning on this day of Meena Sankramana and afternoon a Bali pooja will be performed for an idol of Bali placed in middle of a big heap of rice. Rashi means heap so that pooja is called as Rashi Pooja.
Yelaneeru Abhisheka A special seva called Yelaneeru Abhisheka (Holy bath from the water of tender coconut) is being offered to Shri Devi on this Occasion.


        Come and participate in these devotional pooja uthsavas and obtain the blessings of Kateel Shree Durga Parameshwari.