Pushkaram
pushkaram indian festival dedicated worshiping river also known pushkaralu telugu pushkara kannada pushkar celebrated shrine along bank major sacred river india form ancestor worship spiritual discourse devotional music cultural programme celebration happens annually year along river river associated zodiac sign river year festival based sign jupiter time due regional variation zodiac sign associated multiple river according legend mentioned astrology treatise jataka parijata brahmin granted boon shiva severe penance boon would able live water purify holy river brahmin came known pushkara one nourishes request bṛhaspati jupiter decided enter one sacred river bṛhaspati traveled one zodiac sign another river associated zodiac sign river year festival based zodiac sign planet jupiter bṛhaspati time period jupiter retrograde motion resulting entry zodiac sign twice year occasion second entry jupiter reckoned celebrating first part festival pushkaram tradition mentioned early hindu text part medieval hindu astrological lore therefore name river may vary depending regional tradition example maharashtra bhima associated scorpio sign tamil nadu tamraparni associated sacred river include pushkaram celebration include reverence ancestor spiritual discourse devotional music cultural programme devotee engage activity snana bath river dāna charity japa recitation mantra archana dhyana meditation theoretically festival last long jupiter remains corresponding zodiac sign generally one year however draw major crowd first day first day jupiter enters zodiac sign last day exit zodiac sign considered auspicious dip sacred river believed erase sin first twelve day known adi pushkaram last twelve day called anthya pushkaram believed period twentyfour day pushkar imbued power make river holy travel jupiter jupiter move one zodiac house another planet fall pushkara navamsa puskara bhaga birthchart considered beneficial auspicious jyotish astrology teluguspeaking state andhra pradesh telangana pushkaralu celebrated godavari krishna tungabhadra pranahita bhima near bhimakrishna sangam river major town city easily reach train extensive bus service pushkaralu telugu state godavari rajahmundry airport also bhadrachalam mancherial basara krishna vijayawadaamaravati airport also nagarjuna sagar srisailam beechupalli repalle tungabhadra mantralayam kurnool alampur pranahita kaleswaramsironcha maharashtra korisini vemanpally bhima khalhalli place reached direct bus service hyderabad local district headquarters tamil nadu pushkaram celebrated tamraparni river jupiter scorpio four place river tamraparni flow south north banathirtham papanasam thirupudaimaruthur sinthupoondurai festival celebrated accordance tradition tamraparni temple suthamalli also place religious celebration pushkaram year kumbh mela godavari maha pushkaram krishna pushkaram telangana pushkaralu thirulalukundram temple pushkaramela tungabhdra pushkatalu