Today in Amreli, a festival Shakotsav, vegetable festival was celebrated by Swaminarayan sect at Sanskar Kendra of Gerya road.
There is myth that lord Swaminarayan in Lohya village had prepared vegetables from 240 kg of ghee and brinjal. It was served to Bhaktas after Bhajans.
Women from 70 to 80 villages around Amreli come to Sankar Kendra and get benefit of satsang and maha prasad. Every year this festival of Sakotsav is celebrated by village women.
Nearly 1000 women take part in the festival. They listen to spritual discourse for 2-3 hours and consume maha prasad.
