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Festivals

Shri Yamai Mata festivals — regular traditions, this year’s festivals and past records.

Regular traditions

These do not depend on a particular date; they take place regularly.

  • Every day

    Aarti in the morning and evening

  • Every Tuesday

    A procession with aarti goes around the temple

  • Every Purnima

    The Goddess’s palanquin goes around the village (at 9:30 AM)

  • In the month of Kartik

    Kakada aarti at 4:30 AM

See darshan and aarti timings

The colourful entrance gate of Shri Yamai Devasthan

Shree Yamai Mata Festivals

This year’s festivals — 2026

  • Navaratra festival

    Upcoming
  • Dasara (Vijayadashami)

    Upcoming

Annual Purnima festivals

  • Paush Purnima
  • Magh Purnima
  • Chaitra Purnima

These festivals are celebrated every year; the date differs each year. Festival dates are fixed by the Devasthan Trust each year; please confirm before you visit.

Past records

Festival-related documents and photographs published earlier by the Devasthan. These are archive records, not this year’s information.

Flower-decorated idol of Shri Yamai Devi; the photo is captioned “Ghatasthapana 7 October 2021”
Navratra 2021 — Ghatasthapana (7 October 2021)

Festival-related documents (PDF)

  • Navratra Festival Income & Expenditure Report – 2025

    PDF · 573 KB

  • Navratra Festival Income & Expenditure Report – 2023

    PDF · 361 KB

  • Navratra Festival Income & Expenditure Report – 2022

    PDF · 431 KB

  • Notice for devotees – Navratra festival 2022

    PDF · 66 KB

  • Navratra Festival Income & Expenditure Report – 2021 (7 to 15 Oct 2021)

    PDF · 27 KB

  • Press note – Navratra festival 2021 (1 Oct 2021)

    PDF · 308 KB

  • Press note – Magh Purnima yatra cancelled (22 Feb 2021)

    PDF · 331 KB