What is the importance of celebrating Tapti Jayanti, know 5 interesting things about the river
Why tapti jayanti is celebrated: When is Tapti Jayanti 2025: Tapti Jayanti is celebrated every year on the seventh day of the Shukla Paksha of Ashadh month. In the year 2025, Tapti Jayanti will be celebrated on 2 July, Wednesday. This date is particularly celebrated in Multai (Madhya Pradesh), which is considered to be the origin of the Tapti River.Also Read: List of fasting festivals of July 2025
On this day, devotees offer prayers on the banks of the Tapti River and consider the river as the form of a mother and receive her blessings. Tapti Jayanti is also an opportunity to conserve and raise awareness about cleanliness, which outlines the importance of water sources. This river is considered to be the heat of heat and sufferings.
Importance: Importance of celebrating Tapti Jayanti: Skanda Purana and texts like Mahabharata describe the glory of Tapti River. It is said that only the remembrance of Tapti provides immense virtue. Bathing in the Ganges, looking at Narmada and remembering Tapti gives relief from sins. This is called Punyadayadini. According to religious beliefs, Maa Tapti is also called Muktayadini and Adiganga. Many devotees also immerse the ashes of their late family in Tapti.
The festival of Tapti Jayanti is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Suryaputri, Fane Pavani Maa Tapti river. The Tapti River is considered the daughter of Sun God and sister of Shani Dev. According to mythology, Sun God sent Tapti to Earth to calm his excessive heat. The name ‘Tapti’ comes from ‘Tap’, which means heat. It is believed that this river takes all kinds of temperature i.e. suffering, sorrow, sin, physical pain. Those who suffer from Shani dosha, they get relief from bathing in Tapti.Also Read: How is the Dalai Lama selected? Born in Tawang, India, the sixth Dalai Lama
5 interesting things about Tapti River:
1. West flowing river: The Tapti River is one of the few major rivers of India that flows from east to west and finally falls into the Arabian Sea. The Narmada River also flows west.
2. Ording Site: This Mokshadayini and the holy river originates from a place called Multai in the Satpura mountain range in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh.
3. mythological origin: According to mythological beliefs, the Tapti River was born to the Sun God. She is called the daughter of the Sun and the sister of Shani Dev.
4. Medicinal Properties: According to some local beliefs and studies, some medicinal properties are found in Tapti’s water, especially in the prevention of skin diseases. Some experts refer to the presence of sulfur such as mineral salts due to volcanic effects in it.
5. passes through three states: The Tapti River leaves Madhya Pradesh and flows through the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat, and eventually joins the Gulf/ Arabian Sea of Khambhat in Gujarat. Its total length is about 724 kilometers. The festival of Tapti Jayanti reflects all these mythological and geographical importance, which gives the devotees an opportunity to express their faith and respect for this holy river.
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