Karthika Vana Bhojana
Lord Shiva — worshipped under the bilva and amalaki trees during Karthika
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Karthika Vana Bhojana — Karnataka Karthika community outdoor feast under bilva and amalaki trees. Observed in the second half of Karthika as a community-building dasoha tradition. Beloved by Karnataka Lingayats and the wider community. The Karnataka equivalent of the broader Vana Bhojana tradition.
Dates 2026–2027
Mantra
ಓಂ ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ
Om Namah Shivaya
Om Namah Shivaya
How to recite
Organise a community vana bhojana — outdoor satvik meal — under bilva and amalaki trees during the second half of Karthika. Worship the bilva (sacred to Shiva) and amalaki (sacred to Vishnu) trees. Hold and worship the Ishtalinga. Sing Vacanas and bhajans. Share mahaprasad with the entire community in the spirit of dasoha.
Benefits
Karthika Vana Bhojana — the Karnataka Karthika tradition of organising community outdoor satvik feasts under bilva and amalaki trees during the second fortnight of Karthika. Combines the Lingayat principles of dasoha (charitable sharing), bilva-worship (the sacred tree of Shiva), and community-building. One of the most beloved Karnataka community festivals.
✦ Special Note
Per the Kannada Drik Panchang. Date typically falls on Karthika Krishna Chaturdashi or nearby — local mathas and community organisations choose convenient dates within the second fortnight of Karthika. Visit your local matha for the community vana bhojana. Dates per the Kannada Drik Panchang (drikpanchang.com, Karnataka reckoning), cross-checked against astronomical tithi computation.
Foods Allowed
Foods to Avoid
Meal Idea
Karnataka outdoor mahaprasad — anna, saaru, kosumbari, palya, holige, mosaranna, payasa — laid on banana-leaf plates under bilva trees
🪔 Aarti
Om Jai Shiv Omkara
ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा, स्वामी जय शिव ओंकारा । ब्रह्मा, विष्णु, सदाशिव, अर्द्धांगी धारा ॥ एकानन चतुरानन पंचानन राजे । हंसासन गरुड़ासन वृषवाहन साजे ॥ दो भुज चार चतुर्भुज दसभुज अति सोहे । त्रिगुण रूप निरखत त्रिभुवन जन मोहे ॥ अक्षमाला वनमाला मुंडमाला धारी । त्रिपुरारी कंसारी कर माला धारी ॥ श्वेतांबर पीतांबर बाघंबर अंगे । सनकादिक गरुड़ादिक भूतादिक संगे ॥ कर के मध्य कमंडलु चक्र त्रिशूलधारी । सुखकारी दुखहारी जगपालनकारी ॥ ब्रह्मा विष्णु सदाशिव जानत अविवेका । प्रणवाक्षर के मध्ये ये तीनों एका ॥ काशी में विराजे विश्वनाथ, नंदी ब्रह्मचारी । नित उठ दर्शन पावत, महिमा अति भारी ॥ त्रिगुणस्वामी जी की आरती, जो कोई नर गावे । कहत शिवानंद स्वामी, मनवांछित फल पावे ॥
Karpur Gauram Karunavataram
कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं संसारसारं भुजगेन्द्रहारम् । सदावसन्तं हृदयारविन्दे भवं भवानीसहितं नमामि ॥
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