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
Pada suatu ketika, pada bulan Caitra, pada zaman dahulu pernah berlangsung perayaan yātrā di Kṛttivāsa. Di sana, makanan dihimpun menjadi timbunan, terhasil daripada persembahan.
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.