While the ongoing Shardiya Navratri festival is being celebrated with enthusiasm across the country, a unique tradition in the village of 'Pande' in Wai taluka of Satara district is attracting attention.

The 'Standing Navratri Fast' here is a strict worship that has been going on for three and a half centuries, in which devotees do not sit, do not sleep and do not even wear slippers for nine days, while fasting. Notably, the Hindu-Muslim community participates in this tradition together, and the villagers believe that the wishes expressed at the awakened place of Kaal Bhairava are fulfilled.

NDTV Marathi

350 to 400 devotees in the Pande village observe a strict fast every year during Navratri. However, they do not fast by eating rich fasting foods, sleeping, and walking around like othe

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