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Madhushravani Festival or Madhu Sravani Puja is a main festival observed in Bihar and some parts of North India. Madhushravani is celebrated in Shravan Month (July – August) for consecutive 13 days and ends on Shravan Shukla Tritiya with elaborate pooja and feasting.  MadhuShravani Puja represents the arrival of monsoon season. It is observed by married women. During this festival, women worship Naga devatas (Serpent Gods), Gauri, Shanti Kalash, Surya, Chandrama, Navagrah, and several Nags such as Nag dampati, Bairasi along with hundred brothers, Chanai, Kusumawati, Pingla, Lili, Gosauni nag with seven sisters,and lastly Shasthi or sathi . Legends and stories related to Madhsravani festival are recited on the first day (Madhushrava Panchami) and the last day (Madhushrava Tritiya) of the puja. Stories are recited and women folk are feasted on first and last days. During the festival of Madhushrava Tritiya, newly married girls stay at their parent’s home. Stay with parents during Shravan

Pilgrims perform a variety of Religious Activities and Rituals during their Krishna Pushkaram 2016 visit. Religious Activites : 1.       A holy dip in the river waters 2.       Prayers and offerings to the departed souls 3.       Performing rituals to the river goddess 4.    Performing ten Danams (Dasa Danam) in memory of the elders. 5.       Charity to the poor through Annadanam etc. 6.       Visiting temples and offering prayers 7.       Attend spiritual and devotional activities. Rituals to be performed : Here is a list of rituals generally performed at Krishna Pushkaram Ghats. 1.       Maha Sankalpam or Laghu Sankalpam 2.       River Krishna  Pooja, Astotharam, Sariganga Snanam 3.       Pinda Pradanam or Thirdavidulu 4.       Swayampakam or Potharlu 5.       Moosivayanam 6.       Prayaschittam 7.       Danams: Tiladanam, Lavanadanam or Salagramadan

The Krishna Pushkaralu is a festival, which occurs for once in 12 years government Andhra Pradesh are planning heavy preparation for construction of pushkara ghats and promissing better and good connectivity for devotees during the pushkaram, so as to reduce the rush pilgrims.   Ghats in Vijayawada    Padmavati Ghat Address :  Padmavathi Ghat, PNBS, Vijayawada   Durga Ghat Address :   Durga Ghat, Foot over Bridge, Staircase, Vijayawada   Pushkara Ghat  Address :   VMC Office,PNBS   Metela Bazar  Address :  Bandar Locks   Sithanagarm  Ghat Address :  PNBS, Sithanagaram   Punnami Ghat Address:   Hotel Punnami, Kummaripalem centre   Siva Ksheatram  Address : Mandadam Center   Ghats in Kurnool District  Patala Ganga  Address :  Near Srisailam Mallikarjuna Temple   Sangamesswaram   Address :   Atmakur mandal,Kurnool Ghats in Guntur District Dhyana Buddha Ghat    Address :   Dhyana Buddha Ghat, Amaravati, AP   Important Temples to visit  Kanaka Durga Temple  Indrakeeladri Hill, Vijayawada, K

Several ghats have been developed in Telangana region on the banks of Krishna River for the devotees to take a holy dip and perform rituals for ancestors Immerse in the holy waters of river Krishna. The ghats would come up at Nalgonda and Mahbubnagar districts along the banks of Krishna river. Mahaboobnagar District Krishna Pushkaralu places are:  Jurala, Beechupalli, Rangapur, Alampur, Nadi Agraharam, Chintarevula, Nandimalla (Narayanpet), Krishna, Pasupula and Panchadev Padu (Maktal), Chellepad (Weepanagandla), Jataprole (Weepanagandla), Somasila (Kollapur), Malleswaram, Manchalakatta and Lingala. In Nalgonda District Krishna Pushkaralu places are:  Nagarjunasagar, Wadapally in Damaracharla mandal, Mattapally and , apart from 5 places of Mellacheruvu mandal, Utlapally in Peddavura mandal, Adavidevulapally in Damaracharla, Mahankaligudem in Nereducharla are locations. Special Trains For Krishna Pushkaralu 2016 The South Central Railway wished to provide special trains for river Krishn