Devotees march towards Paithan for Eknath Shasti celebrations

On the auspicious

occasion

of Hindu month Falgun, Eknath Shasti celebrations took place in Aurangabad. The festival is observed on the day when

Saint Eknath

left his body in the

River

Godavari and took Jala samadhi at

Paithan

–which is now a town in Aurangabad. Since Paithan is a prominent place for the occasion, devotees from nearby villages marched towards the banks of River

Godavari

located in Paithan. People walked on foot as men carried orange/saffron colour flags and women carried tulsi or

drinking

water in pots on their heads.