Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 51
एकदा कृत्तिवासे तु चैत्र्यां यात्राऽभवत्पुरा । अन्नं राशीकृतं तत्र ह्युपहारसमुद्भवम्
ekadā kṛttivāse tu caitryāṃ yātrā'bhavatpurā | annaṃ rāśīkṛtaṃ tatra hyupahārasamudbhavam
একবার চৈত্র মাসে পূর্বকালে কৃত্তিবাসে যাত্রা-উৎসব হয়েছিল। সেখানে উপহার-অর্ঘ্য থেকে উৎপন্ন অন্নের স্তূপ সঞ্চিত ছিল।
Skanda (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kṛttivāsa/Kṛttivāseśvara-yātrā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: A bustling Caitra yātrā at Kṛttivāsa: temple attendants manage heaps of cooked rice and offerings; pilgrims queue with leaf-plates; banners and lamps adorn the shrine courtyard.
FAQs
Pilgrimage festivals express bhakti through collective worship and abundant offerings, turning the shrine into a field of merit.
Kṛttivāsa/Kṛttivāseśvara in Kāśī, especially during the Caitra yātrā.
Yātrā (pilgrimage festival) and offering of food (upahāra), implying annadāna and prasad distribution.