Nearly One Lakh Devotees Visit Himachal’s Naina Devi Temple During Navratri

Nearly one lakh devotees have so far visited the world-famous Shakti Peeth Shri Naina Devi Temple in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, during the ongoing Sharadiya Navratri celebrations. On the fourth day of Navratri, the temple is witnessing the ritual worship of Maa Kushmanda, the fourth form of Maa Durga.

A large number of devotees are reaching the temple from Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi and various other states during Navratri. The Shri Naina Devi temple has been drawing a heavy crowd as devotees arrive at the darbar of Mata Rani to seek her blessings.

Devotees are not only bowing their heads at the temple but are also taking part in havan-yagya and पूजा-अर्चना. Through these rituals, they are praying for the happiness, prosperity and well-being of their families.

Because of the heavy rush of devotees, the temple complex has remained filled with a devotional atmosphere throughout the day. The arrangements and activities during Navratri have given the shrine the feel of a major religious celebration.

A grand bhajan sandhya is also being organised at night in the temple complex during the Navratri period. At the bhajan sandhya held last night, famous Punjabi singer Happy Raikoti presented devotional songs for the devotees.

His bhajans and performance immersed the devotees in devotion. The entire atmosphere took on a religious colour, and devotees were seen absorbed in bhakti during the programme.

Temple Trust Chairperson Dharampal, Accounts Officer Manish and temple trustee Pradeep Sharma were present on the occasion, along with a large number of devotees.

With the number of devotees continuously increasing during Navratri, the world-famous Shakti Peeth Shri Naina Devi Temple in Bilaspur has taken on the atmosphere of a religious festival. The worship of Maa Kushmanda on the fourth day has added to the devotional programmes being held at the shrine, where devotees from several states are continuing to arrive to seek the blessings of Mata Rani.