The Bhandara festival takes place on Somvati Amavasya- a new moon day. The Bhandara festival at Khandoba Temple, Jejuri, Maharashtra. A small town in Maharashtra, actually lives up to the name every August, with whole lot of bright yellow turmeric thrown all around, and some energetic, singing and dancing. The Bhandara festival is celebrated with much fervor and enthusiasm amongst devotees of lord Khandoba, at the Khandoba temple in Jejuri, about 1.5 hours southeast of Pune in Maharashtra. The festival takes place on Somvati Amavasya- a new moon day that falls on a Monday. It usually happens two or three times a year.