Godavari Maha Pushkaram
godavari maha pushkaram lit great worship godavari river hindu festival held july july festival occurs every year corresponding th recurrence year godavari pushkaram cycle festival start ashadha junejuly month chaturdashi day thithi th day planet jupiter enters zodiac sign leo festival theoretically observed throughout twelve month planet remains sign first day considered sacred first day godavari pushkaram known aadhi pushkaram last day titled anthya pushkaralu next maha pushkaram celebrated least pilgrim woman died others injured stampede major bathing spot bank godavari river huge crowd devotee gathered opening day pushkaram festival maha mean great pushkaram refers worship river god pushkar appears every year pushakaram spelled pushkaralu telugu pushkaram tamil pushkara kannada pushkar hindi pushkaram indian festival dedicated worshiping sacred river celebration happens annually year along river river associated zodiac sign river year festival based sign bruhaspathi jupiter time believed bathing sacred river pushkaram cleanses devotee sin godavari one sacred river godavari pushkaram take place every year jupiter leo sign maha pushkaram great pushkaram take place every year godavari pushkaram believed maha pushkaram happens year year jupiter enters leo july tuesday maha pushkaram begin end day july saturday multiple almanac writer skeptic disputed godavari pushkaram maha pushkaram according hanmanthavajjula subrahmanya sarma president state drukghanitha almanac writers’ association theory year myth nobody know calculated calculated place bank godavari river pilgrim visit famous temple five district telangana andhra pradesh notable place manthani basar dharmapuri koti lingala kaleshwaram bhadrachalam telangana rajahmundry kovvur narasapuram antarvedi andhra pradesh maha pushkaram festival attracted crore people andhra pradesh crore people telangana state link part india occasion essential take holy dip godavari river get supposed benefit better physical mental ability government andhra pradesh telangana made arrangement event respective state constructing ghat bathing improving road communication basic amenity water supply sanitation security andhra pradesh budget allocated improvement infrastructure facility inr crore emblem titled godavari maha pushkaram godavari pushkaramalu adopted state government festival special organization name also instituted address issue related smooth functioning festive event emblem logo simple design line denote rapid flow condition godavari river jyoti glowing light representation offering oblation called arghyam surya sun god another symbolic event proposed festival hold sobha yatra procession carrying sacred water godavari river mixed water body village district lie within ambit godavari river religious symbolic performance called godavari arathi ritual worship number lamp also proposed held rajahmundry river flow sea list largest gathering history pushkaram dalal roshen april hinduism alphabetical guide penguin book limited isbn pillai lds december panchang horoscope asian educational service isbn godavari pushkaralu telangana archived january wayback machine thirukalukundram temple pushkaramela