Kala Bhairava Ashtami

Bhairav Ashtami, also known as Bhairavashtami, Bhairava Jayanti, Kaal-Bhairava Ashtami and Kaal-Bhairava Jayanti,Kaal Bhairav Jayanti is also known as Bhairava Ashtami or Kaal Bhairava Ashtami. It is on this day that Lord Shiva manifested as Lord Kaal Bhairav. The day is celebrated on the Ashtami Tithi, Krishna Paksha in the month of Margashirsha and is considered the best day to worship and revere Lord Kaal Bhairav. It is celebrated with much fanfare in Kaal Bhairav temples all across the country. In Varanasi devotees undertake an eight-day pilgrimage to the eight temples of Ashta Bhairava.