Devotees offered red chunri and coconut to maa

Devotees perform circumambulation of Shatchandi Mahayagna

and children underwent tonsure ceremony

Prayagraj, 12 Oct (HS): On the second day of the Sharadiya

Navratri festival, a large crowd of devotees gathered at the Shaktipeeth Maa

Kalyani Devi temple to see the Brahmacharini form of the Goddess. After worshipping

the Goddess at 5:15 a.m., General Secretary Pandit Shyam Ji Pathak performed

the Mangalacharan (worship) ritual and performed the Mangala Aarti. Thousands

of devotees visited and worshipped the Goddess until 1 p.m.

Afterward, the Goddess was anointed and worshipped, and the

divine Brahmacharini form of the Goddess Kalyani adorned. She stood in a

meditative posture, holding a kamandalu (water pot) and a rosary. She was

adorned with numerous jeweled ornaments and various types of flowers. Pandit

Sushil Pathak explained that the sanctum sanctorum of the Goddess was decorated

with flowers and brocade. During the Sharadiya festival, devotees performed

puja and circumambulated the Yagya Mandap. Due to Monday, a large number of

devotees from both urban and rural areas performed the tonsure ceremony of

their children in the temple premises.

President Pt. Sushil Pathak performed the Mother's grand

aarti at 7 p.m. and the sleeping aarti at 12:30 a.m. Media in-charge Rajesh

Kesarwani stated that on Tuesday, Tritiya, Mother Kalyani will be adorned as

Goddess Chandraghanta. She will be seated atop a lion. Her 10 arms will hold

numerous weapons. She will be adorned with gold and silver ornaments, flowers,

and dry fruits.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi