Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari Devi
Vasavi Atmarpana Dinotsavam (Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari Devi Atma Balidaanam) is the day on which Goddess Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari Devi had left her physical body and became united with the Lord. In 2026, Vasavi Athmarpana Dinotsavam date is January 20.
Vasavi Atmarpana Dinotsavam falls on the second day of Shukla Paksha in Magha Maasam (Magh Month) as per the traditional Telugu and Kannada calendars.
On the river banks of Godavari, at a holy place of Brahmakunda, Vasavi Kanyaka Parameshwari entered into the Agnikunda and left her left her physical abode.
Before leaving the earth, she revealed that she was an incarnation of Goddess Adiparashakti and to safeguard the dignity of women and protect Dharma, she came in Avataram of Vasavi Mata.
It is to note that Vasavi Jayanti (Birthday celebrations of Sri Vasavi Mata) falls in Vaishakha Masam.
Puranic context
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Vasavi, born to King Kusuma Sresti of Penugonda as an avatara of Adi Parashakti on Vaiśākha Śukla Daśamī, refused marriage to the tyrannical Chalukya emperor Viṣṇuvardhana to prevent bloodshed and protect womanhood’s honour.
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On Māgha Śukla Dvitiya (Bidige), she entered the sacred homa-kunda (agni-praveśam) with the 102 couples, emerging as Aṣṭādaśa-bhuja Kanyaka Parameswari, granting mokṣa to all and preaching non-violence, love, sacrifice, and universal dharma.
Significance
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This event exemplifies satyagraha through ahimsa, averting war without violence, and is celebrated as Atmarpana Dinotsavam to invoke Vasavi’s blessings for dharma-rakṣa, obstacle removal, family protection, and spiritual unity.
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Revered by Komati/Vysya communities as their kuladevi, it underscores virtues like education, arts, chastity, and global harmony through non-violence.
Observance
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Falls on Māgha Māsa Śukla Pakṣa Dvitiya (typically late January/early February); in 2026 it was January 20.
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Celebrations include special alankara darśana, homa (Mula Mantra, Durga Sukta, Khadgamala, Rudra), abhiṣeka, archana with 108 names, and prasāda in Vasavi temples like Penugonda and others across Telangana/Andhra.
Phala for devotees
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Worship on this day, with sankalpa reciting gotra and sponsors, bestows protection from temptations, preservation of traditions, and mokṣa-prada blessings akin to those given to the 102 couples.