DAILY PROGRAMMES & FESTIVALS IN MAYURESHWAR’S TEMPLE

Moreshwar’s pooja is done thrice a day. In the morning at 5’O clock Prakshal Pooja is done. This poja is done by Gurav poojary. ‘Shodopachra Pooja’ is done at 7’O clock in morning & at 12’O clock in the afternoon. These pooja are done by Brahmin poojary. At the time of pooja Ganesh Atharvashirsha’s Aavarthana(Repeatative cycle) are made. In the morning pooja, kichadi & Chapati, in the afternoon pooja full meal & in the night milk & rice are offered aas Naivaidyan to Mayureshwar. Tempel remains open for darshan from 5 a.m. to 10.00 pm.

Two festivals on Bhadrapada Shuddha Chaturthi & Magh Shuddha Chaturthi are celebrated on grand scale in Morgaon.

Beside this Vijayadashmi(Dasehara) & Somavati Amavasya are also celebrated on big scale. On Vijayadashami Mayureshwar’s Palanquin begins at 11’O clock in the night.

Palanquin procession is worth seeing. Fire crackers made in the village are brust on a large scale. Palkhi procession goes round the village for whole night & at the break of dawn palkhi reaches at the Someshwar’s temple. At that time, names of villagers are read according to their ancestral hierarchy. Programme ends with Dhuparati. On Magha Shuddha Panchami, there is one programme called Annaasantarpana. It means naivaidyam from different houses is gathered & it is distributed among devotees as mahaprasad. Nearly 10-15 thousand devotees come for such yatra.