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Thousands of couples participate in this ritual hoping to have a child. Fasting for the entire day and night, couples aspiring for children stand in the temple for the entire night holding a lighted earthen lamp in their hands. They buy holy offering from the stall for the Khad deeva rituals In case a woman is unable to perform this difficult ritual, it can also be carried off by her mother-in-law or husband. It is a popular belief that during the early hours of the dawn, the goddess herself conveys the message of the successful completion of the ritual symbolically. Many couples have benefited from this ritual of Khad deeva till date, it is said. On the occasion of Vaikunth Chaturdashi during the month of Kartik, according to the Hindu calendar, a fair is organized at the Kamleswar Mahade
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