Anganewadi Jatra: Date fixed for the festival of Shri Devi Bharadi Devi of Anganewadi

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(Anganewadi Jatra) Anganewadi is a village in Malvan taluka of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra. The fair of Shri Bharadi Devi of Anganewadi in Sindhudurg district, a place of faith for millions of devotees, will be held on February 9. Therefore, the temple premises will be closed from December 3 to 5.

In Konkan, when there is a fair, you can see an atmosphere of excitement. In the villages of Konkan, fairs are held in each village on specific dates of the year. However, the date of the Bharadi Devi fair will not be found in any almanac or calendar, because it is not fixed. The date is decided only after receiving the goddess's divine message.

Along with the common people of Konkan, many political leaders and artists from Maharashtra make it a point to visit this goddess's pilgrimage every year. During the one-and-a-half-day fair, transactions worth crores take place annually. Devotees in the lakhs come to the Anganewadi fair. Especially from Mumbai, a large number of devotees go for the goddess's darshan. The festival is decided by offering the goddess the 'Kaulprasad'. There is a huge crowd of Mumbaikars.

The offering to Bharadi Devi of Anganewadi is special. The married daughters of the Angane family perform it silently. Angane Wadi in Malvan taluka is a small village. In this village, 'Bharadi Devi' resides. In this Anganewadi of Masure village, this goddess belongs only to the Angane family. As the goddess appeared on the barren land, she was named 'Bharadi Devi'. Bharad means grassland.

Summery

• The date for the Anganewadi Shri Devi Bharadi Devi fair has been decided!

• The pilgrimage of Bharadi Devi in Anganewadi will be held on 9th February

• The temple premises will remain closed from 3rd to 5th December