Godavari Pushkaralu


Today Adhika Ashadha Bahula Thrayodasi that is 13th day of 4th month according to Telugu Calender. This day Bruhaspathi ( Jupiter) enters Simha Rasi (Leo).    
Godhavari Nadi Pushkaralu starts on this day.

 see other post  Origin and Importance of Pushkaralu in this blog.

The Pushkaralu starts on this day the 14 th  July 2015 and ends on 25 th July 2015. This is the first 12 days of  Bruhaspathi (Jupiter) entering  into Simha Rasi. These 12 days are called Aadi Pushkaramulu.

Especially for Godavari river  there will be Anthya Pushkaramulu which will be for the last 12 days of Bruhaspathi (Jupiter) in Simha Rasi (Leo). That is during 31st July 2016 to 11th August 2016.

The Godavari river which took birth at Nasik in Maharashtra state as Antharvahini, comes out from Gomukham in Thrayambakam and travels through nearly 1000 miles touching both Andhra pradesh and Telangana state.

From Nasik it travels through Nizamabad district Basara kshetram of Godess Saraswathi .....Vemulavada and kaleswaram of Shiva temples.......to Bhadrachlam Sri Sitaramachandra Swami temple and travels through Papikondalu to Andhrapradesh State Rajamandry and reaches Bay of Bengal sea.

From Rajamundry it divides into seven rivers and those are called as Sapta Godhavarulu namely

1.Thulya   2. Aathreya. 3. Bharadwaja. 4. Gouthami. 5. Vrudha Gauthami  6. Kaushika.  7. Vasishta.


During this Pushkara period all Theerthas (Holy Rivers), Devathas and Pithru Devathas stay in this Godavari River and taking holy bath  cleanses the sins even from the previous births. It is believed that Godhavari River is the most sacred of all the Rivers. one holy bath in this River during Pushkaramulu equals to 60,000 times of taking bath in River Ganga.

Thousands of devotees take part in this Pushkaramalu.


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