th   century ▁mention ▁the ▁Ek ad ashi ▁pil gr images ▁to ▁P and h arp ur . ▁On ▁Sh ay ani ▁Ek ad ashi ▁and ▁P rab od ini ▁Ek ad ashi , ▁the ▁chief ▁minister ▁or ▁a ▁minister ▁of ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁state ▁performs ▁rit ual ▁components ▁of ▁worship ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Mah ar as ht ra . ▁This ▁form ▁of ▁worship ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁s ark ari - ma h ap u ja . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁the ▁four ▁Ek ad ash is , ▁a ▁fair ▁is ▁held ▁on ▁D us ser a ▁night ▁at ▁P and h arp ur , ▁when ▁dev ote es ▁dance ▁on ▁a ▁large ▁sl ab ▁( r anga - sh ila ) ▁before ▁V ith oba , ▁accompanied ▁with ▁tor ch light ▁process ions . ▁Other ▁observ ances ▁at ▁the ▁P and h arp ur ▁temple ▁include : ▁R anga - P anch ami , ▁when ▁g ul al ▁( red ▁pow der ) ▁is ▁spr ink led ▁on ▁the ▁god ' s ▁feet ; ▁and ▁Kr ish na ▁Jan mas ht ami , ▁Kr ish na ' s ▁birth day , ▁when ▁dev ote es ▁dance ▁and ▁sing ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁V ith oba ▁for ▁nine ▁days . ▁Other ▁sacred ▁days ▁include ▁Wed nes days , ▁S atur days ▁and ▁all ▁other ▁Ek ad ash is , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁considered ▁holy ▁in ▁Va ish nav ism . ▁ ▁Dev ot ional ▁works ▁▁ ▁Dev