Mahendranagar, 22 October

On the occasion of the Maha Ashtami festival of Navratri, which is the eighth day of Durga Paksha, devotees have thronged the Shaktipeeth and Devi temples across the country since early morning.

On the eighth day of Dashain, ie Maha Ashtami, there is a rush of devotees at Shaktipeeth all over the country. The worship and worship of Navadurga starts from the beginning of Navratri, ie Ghatasthapana, but there is a tradition since time immemorial of special worship on Mahaashtami, Mahanavami, and Vijayadashami.

There are crowds of devotees in temples including Ugratara Dadeldhura, Ninglashaini Bhagwati Biatadi, and other Devi temples. This temple is decorated with twinkling lights.

Shaktipeeth and Devi Mandir are decorated with flags. Bhajans of the goddess, Mangal Dhun, and recitation of the Devi Stotra leave the devotees mesmerized. An attractive gate has been constructed on the road leading to Maitidevi temple to welcome the devotees to the temple. Since morning, devotees have been queuing for worship, worship, and darshan.

On the occasion of Navratri, some devotees have planned to visit at least nine goddess temples and plan to visit different Shaktipeeths every day. Many devotees are preparing to have darshan at the Shaktipeeth in the capital and go to the goddess temple outside for darshan.

There is a religious belief that on this occasion, which is also called Saradiya Navratri, if you visit the Shaktipeeth, your wishes will be fulfilled. Mahakamali, Mahalakshmi, and Mahasaraswati are also especially worshiped on this occasion. There is a religious belief that if you do special sadhana for nine days, you will reach your heart and get strength. Prasad of Goddess Durga, who is ritually worshiped till the ninth day, is taken from the hands of the dignitaries on the day of Vijayadashami.

On the occasion of Vijayadashami, the important day of Dashain, jamara, and red tika are used as prasad to Durga after ritually anointing the jar placed in Ghatasthaphana. On this occasion, some castes wear a white akshata tika.

On the occasion of Dashain, many people have returned to their homes. Some are still preparing to go. Passengers going out of Kathmandu Valley have complained that public transport is not convenient.

There is a complaint that passengers will leave the Kathmandu Valley, who are suffering from the inconvenience of keeping passengers like gundruk coaches in public transport. Passengers have to suffer a lot during festivals like Dashain and Tihar as public transport is not organized. Although there is a three-level government structure, the passengers are doing it without anyone paying attention to managing public transport.