On Navratri, Mahagauri and Siddhidatri forms of Maa Durga are being worshipped in homes and temples today. In Kanjak pujan in homes, the feet of Kanjak are being washed and they are being offered halwa, puri, gram prasad and fruits. Gifts are also being presented. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also performed Kanya Pujan along with his wife Geeta Dhami and took blessings. He wished for the welfare, happiness, peace and prosperity of all the people of the state.
Crowd gathered for shopping in the market
As the Ashtami and Navami pujan of Sharadiya Navratri in Dehradun fell on the same day, people reached the market for shopping. There was a huge crowd at the puja and grocery shops to buy gifts and puja material for Kanjak. People bought chunri, puja items, coconut, prasad etc. There was a lot of shopping from morning to evening at the Puja shops in various areas including Hanuman Chowk, Jhanda Bazaar, Dharampur, Premnagar, Patelnagar, Karanpur. Alok, a shopkeeper of Puja material located at Hanuman Chowk, said that with the start of the festive season, a good trend is being seen from Navratri itself this time. Ashtami Navami today According to Pandit Sumit Sharma, priest of Mata Santala Devi Temple, according to the Hindu calendar, this year the Ashtami date of Shukla Paksha of Ashwin month will end at 12:06 pm. With the end of Ashtami Tithi, Navami Tithi will start, which will end on Saturday at 10:57 am and then Dashami Tithi will begin. In such a situation, the feeling of Navami is ending before 11 o’clock. Therefore, the fast-paraan of Ashtami and Navami Tithi on this Navratri will be today.
Maa Mahagauri and Maa Siddhidatri are being worshipped with rituals
On Friday, on Ashtami and Navami in Roorkee, Maa Mahagauri and Maa Siddhidatri, the forms of Maa Durga, are being worshipped with rituals. Crowds of devotees are reaching the temples to pay obeisance to the mother. Devotees are reaching the famous Durga Chowk temple in Saket of the city since early morning to have darshan of the mother.
