| DAILY
PROGRAMMES & FESTIVALS IN MAYURESHWAR'S TEMPLE
Moreshwar's
pooja is done thrice a day. In the morning at 5'Oclock Prakshal Pooja
is done. This pooja is done by Gurav poojari. 'Shodopachar Pooja' is done
at 7'Oclock in morning & at 12'Oclock in the afternoon. These
pooja's are done by Brahmin poojari. At the time of pooja Ganesh Atharvashirsha's
Aavarthana (Repeatative cycles) are made.
In
the morning pooja, Khichadi & Chapiti, in the afternoon pooja full
meal & in the night milk & rice are offered as Naivaidyam to Mayureshwar.
Temple remains open for darshan from 5 a.m. to 10.00 p.m.
Two
festivals on Bhadrapada Shudda Chaturti & Magh Shuddha Chaturthi are
celebrated on grand scale in Morgaon.
Besides
this Vijayadashami (Dasehara) & Somavati Amavasya are also celebrated
on big scale. On Vijayadashami Mayureshwar's Palanpuin begins at 11'Oclock
in the night.
Palanquin
procession is worth seeing. Fire crackers made in the village are
burst on a large scale. Palkhi procession goes round the village for the
whole night & at the break of dawn palkhi reaches at the Someshwar's
temple. At that time, names villagers are read according to their
ancestral hierachy. Programme called Annasantarpana. It means naivaidyam
from different houses is gathered & it is distrubuted among devotes
as mahaprasad. Nearly 10-15 thousand devotees come for such yatra. |