Godavari Pushkaralu
Godavari Pushkaralu is the great river festival held once in twelve years, when Jupiter enters Simha rasi. For twelve days, crores of pilgrims bathe in the Godavari at Basara, Dharmapuri, Kaleshwaram, Bhadrachalam, Rajahmundry and countless ghats down to the sea, honour their ancestors and worship at the riverside temples.