'Jawar' is placed in a mud pot called 'Khappar' and it is installed on the first day of Navratri. It is a traditional form of worshipping Goddess Durga when the statues were not so popular. After the worship, the immersion of Jawar takes place on the last day of Navratri.
As the Navratri festival entered its last day today, devotees thronged the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir's Katra to get a glimpse of Goddess Durga.
Speaking to reporters about the festival, a devotee said, "Today on this auspicious day of Bor Kudumba in Manipur, we feel really good and peaceful after visiting this famous temple of our goddess. This year, the crowd is not as much as it was last year, but the devotees are really happy and
According to the Additional Superintendent of Police, Udhampur, Anwar-ul-Haq, "Six people have been injured after a mini-bus carrying pilgrims met with an accident in Nallah Ghorian in Ghordi Block of Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district."
Devotees gathered in large numbers at the temple to take part in the 'aarti' and honour Goddess Durga. As the priests recited the prayers, the temple echoed with the melody.
Devotees visiting to Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri has welcome the decision of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to enforce a dress code for devotees from January 1, 2024 in the temple premises.
Among these sacred sites, the age-old temple in Kaithal, Haryana, witnessed a significant influx of devotees, as they came together to mark the beginning of this auspicious festival.