Temples across the country witnessed a surge of devotees coming together to celebrate the fifth day of the nine-day festival dedicated to worshipping Goddess Durga. Several people flocked to temples across the country to worship Goddess Durga as the Aarti was performed. The atmosphere was charged with spirituality as devotees offered prayers and celebrated the Navratri with great devotion.
The morning aarti was performed at the Jhandewalan temple in the national capital on October 7, morning on the occasion of the fifth day of Shardiya Navratri. On this day, Goddess Durga is worshipped in the form of Mata Skandamata.
Meanwhile, in Gujarat’s Jamnagar, the youth performed Garba and performed raas on burning embers during the festival of Navratri. In Madhya Pradesh, inmates performed the Garba dance on the occasion of Navratri at Indore Central Jail.
#WATCH | Delhi: Aarti is being performed at Jhandewala Devi Mandir on the occasion of the fifth day of Shardiya Navaratri.
Mata Skandamata is worshipped on the fifth day of Navratri. pic.twitter.com/FSEEHhWuC5
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Moreover, in West Bengal, a Durga Puja pandal is being made based on the theme of ‘The Sphere’ built at Santosh Mitra Square in Kolkata. Many pictures and light play were seen on the huge sphere with 11D movies inside the sphere. Aarti is being performed at Shri Adhya Katyayani Shaktipith Mandir in Delhi’s Chhatarpur on the occasion of the fifth day of Shardiya Navaratri. Mata Skandamata is worshipped on the fifth day of Navratri.
In Uttar Pradesh, the devotees offered prayers at Badi Devkali Devi Temple in Ayodhya, on the fifth day of Shardiya Navaratri. A large number of devotees also gathered at the Kanaka Durga Temple to witness the worship Goddess Durga. Goddess Skandamata is four-armed and is riding on a lion. On one hand, Skandamata is holding her son Skanda or Kartikeya. Kartikeya, the son of lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, is also known as Skanda.
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Indhoni is a pot holder used in Indian culture to hold a 'kalash' on the head. pic.twitter.com/u8oljEH0Fu
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God Skanda was trained by Goddess Parvati, hence the fifth term of Goddess Durga is called Skandamata. It’s believed that worshipping Goddess Skandamata fulfills all the wishes of devotees and brings happiness in life and the wishes of having children get fulfilled.
In North India, particularly in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, the Ramlila, a dramatic re-enactment of scenes from the Ramayana, is organized.
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