A devotee with lit oil lamps performing religious rituals during the Madhav Narayan festival also known as Shree Swasthani Barta katha is dedicated to Lord Shiva, the god of creation and destruction, during the festival unmarried women pray to get good husbands while those married pray for the longevity of their husbands by observing a month long fast.

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