Ayodhya, immortal thoughts. Shardiya Navratri is starting from 3rd October. Just a day before this, on Wednesday, a grand Kalash Yatra was taken out with the invocation of Varun from the banks of Saryu in conjunction with Shakti Vahini. The procession started from the banks of Saryu and reached the Chhoti Devkali temple through the main roads of the city, accompanied by the mother’s cheers and musical instruments. The yatra was coordinated with the joint efforts of Central Durga Puja, Ramlila Coordination Committee and Shakti Vahini. The journey reached Chhoti Devkali temple via Nayaghat, Babu Bazaar, Shringarhat, Hanumanaggarhi, Haridwari Bazaar.
Near Acharya Peeth Tiwari temple, Mayor Mahant Girishpati Tripathi and his wife Rajlakshmi Tripathi performed the aarti of Mata. Also told that the rituals of Mata should be done in the auspicious time of Pratipada and immersion should be done on Dashami Tithi only. This visit of Mata Rani was welcomed at dozens of places and people showered flowers.
Central Committee convenor Mahant Dhanushdhari Shukla said that for the last 24 years this yatra has been taken out continuously on the eve of Navratri. President Ramapati Pandey told that Kalash Yatra is a part of Sanatan tradition, hence before starting any ritual, we fill water from a holy river. Even before the beginning of Navratri, Kalash is established in homes with the holy water of Saryu. Shakti Vahini chief Bindu Singh said that with great enthusiasm the mother sisters participate in Mata’s Kalash Yatra and install the Kalash here and worship for 9 days. Durga Puja Committee spokesperson Bhanupratap Singh said that the idol will sit at 57 places in Ayodhya Dham, temporary worship places have been prepared at 19 places. Tomorrow, worship will start from Pratipada of Navratri at 76 places.
For a few years, under the leadership of Shyam Sundar Kasera in Shastri Nagar, Jyoti Gupta, Ranjitgupta, Sundar Jaiswal in Shringar Haat, former councilor Nandlal Gupta Yuvraj Modanwal in Kapilganj, Suresh Modanwal in Hanumangarhi, Jitendra Modanwal Baijnath Modanwal, Omkar Modanwal, Prasad was distributed. The yatra concluded by distributing Prasad at Devkali. Ashok Shastri performed Varun puja. Vandana Tripathi, Parvati Kaushal, Daya Mishra, Aanchal Yadav, Prabhadevi, Anita Singh, Anju Singh, Garima Acharya, Urmila Tiwari, Anita, Isravati, Ranjansagar, Kalash Yatra in-charge Deepchandra Rahi, Devarshiram Tripathi, security in-charge Pankaj Gupta, Mangal Gupta, Hundreds of people including Anil etc. participated in it.
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