Krishna Pushkaralu 2016

Krishna Pushkaralu is a festival of River Krishna which occurs once in 12 years.

Pushkaram is a festival of rivers pertains to 12 important rivers in India which occurs once in 12 years for each river.

The Rivers are

1) Ganga

2) Narmada

3) Saraswathi

4) Yamuna

5) Godavari

6) Krishna

7) Kaveri

8) Tamraparni

9) Bramhaputra

10) Tungabadhra

11) Indus

12) Pranahita

Krishna Pushkaralu is a festival of River Krishna which occurs once in 12 years. The pushkaram festival last held in the year 2004. Dates of Krishna Pushkaralu are 12th Aug 2016 - 23rd Aug 2016.

During Krishna Pushkaram pilgrims from all over the country will have a holy dip with the belief that they would be relieved from all sins, and perform rituals to departed souls. It is believed that during pushkaram all deities and rishies take holy dip in Krishna River which will enhance one's spiritual, mental and physical abilities.

The river for each year festival is based on the presence of Jupiter on which Zodiac sign by that time. The pushkaram lasts for a period as long as the Jupiter remains in that particular Zodiac sign

The Features of this App:

1) Pushkarm Alerts (Priligrims downloaded and installed this app will receive alerts about the updates, incidents, emergencies etc., and all other information about the Krishna Pushkaralu)

* Subscribe/Unsubscribe Pushkarm Alerts (User can Subscribe/Unsubscribe the Pushkarm alerts with one click in options on Title Bar of Home Screen)

The following information is furnished in this app regarding Krishna Pushkaralu:

* About Pushkaralu (History of Pushkaralu and Krishna River)

* Ghats in Vijayawada (address and location map of Pushkar Ghats in Vijayawada City)

* Do’s and Don’ts in Ghats (Etiquette to be followed by Pilgrims)

* Rituals in 12 Days (Rituals at the river in pushkarm days, Alms that should do in pushkarm days and all other traditions to know)

* Gallery (Image Galley of Previous Pushkaralu. The Gallery will be updated daily during Pushkarm days with the images of various events conducted on that day)

* Pushkar Nagars & Parking Places (Information about Pushkar Nagars & Parking Places set up by the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh for the pilgrims coming from different places)

* Hotels in Vijayawada (Location and contact details of Hotels in Vijayawada City)

* Restaurants in Vijayawada (Location and contact details of Restaurants in Vijayawada City)

* Emergency Contacts (Contacts given by Govt. of A.P. in case of emergency in health, Security, police, electrical etc.,)

* Feedback (User can give us feedback about the app and can help us in the improvement of this app)

* Contact Us (Contact the developer)