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Sri Vithappa Fair / Jathre
The Sri Vithappa fair is a prominent event conducted in the village of Vithappa in honour of the Vithappa god. The first fair was hosted 200 years ago, and since then it has remained a yearly tradition, taking place in September or October, or on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of Ashwija month. Over the years, the number of worshippers has increased massively.
During the celebratio....
The Sri Vithappa fair is a prominent event conducted in the village of Vithappa in honour of the Vithappa god. The first fair was hosted 200 years ago, and since then it has remained a yearly tradition, taking place in September or October, or on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of Ashwija month. Over the years, the number of worshippers has increased massively.
During the celebration, the Lord’s tableau, dressed with cloth, banana leaves, and flowers, is paraded around the village streets. This march is accompanied by a group of 60 drummers drawn from around the state. The fair is associated with several rites. Some devotees believe that carrying milk as a tribute to the deity causes it to spontaneously change into curd. Another feature of the fair is a person from Chunchanoor village collecting grains from a bag stored in the temple throughout the fair. It is thought that sowing these grains into farmland would result in a high harvest that year.
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Activities
Celebrations of harvest for the year, music, food, dance, and traditional prayer to Sri Vithappa.
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Organized By
Godachi Gram Panchayati
Ghatike
Sangram Singh Sinde, Godachi Gram Panchayati, Godachi, Karnataka 591114
9449692139
min-kancul[at]karnataka[dot]gov[dot]in
How to reach
The nearest airport is Belagavi Airport,
which is 19 KMs away.
The nearest convenient railway station is Belagavi railway station,
which is 12 KMs away.
The nearest major city is Belagavi Bus stand,
which is 9KMs away.