Narmada Jayanti

Narmada Jayanti is observed annually on Shukla Paksha Saptami in Magha month (January)  according to Hindu lunar calendar. On this day devotees worship river Narmada that brings peace and prosperity in their life. Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh, the origin of river Narmada, is a popular place to observe Narmada Jayanti. On the occasion of Narmada Jayanti, the entire city gets painted in saffron color. A beautiful panorama of Mother Narmada is comes out  during Shobhayatra During this time, thousands of devotees visit various different ghats of city singing bhajans and songs of Goddess. In the evening saints and devotees perform grand aarti of Goddess Narmada on the lines of aarti performed at famous Ganga ghats of Banaras.