On the second day of Navratri, pujan of ‘Brahmacharini’ form of Goddess Durga was performed even as Devi Temples and Pandals where Durga idols have been installed throughout state received large number of footfalls from early Sunday morning. People performed pujan of the deity and after morning prayers ‘prasad’ was distributed among devotees.
like previous years. devotees from all corners of Chhattisgarh were seen making beeline to Ma Danteshwari Temple at Dantewada after visiting Danteshwari Mandir at Jagdalpur. This will continue till ninth day of Navratri or October 13. .
Meanwhile, Groups of devotees are seen on Jagdalpur-Dantewada Road heading to Dantewada as visiting the Goddess Danteshwari Temple by covering the distance between Jagdalpur and Dantewada on foot is considered as sacred. People also seek blessings of the deity urging Her to fulfil their wishes and if their wish is fulfilled then they even come to the temple on their knees or even rolling on the ground as per their commitment. Notably, for the last some years, Aranyak Brahmins, hailing from Odisha and an unalienable part of Dussehra celebration, are cooperating in the padyatra to the great relief of devotees.
The district administration also have made elaborate arrangements for the devotees who want to travel on foot from Danteshwari temple Jagdalpur to Dantewada where the original Danteshwari Temple is located. Around 30 ‘Suvidha Kendras’ have been set up on the route with all of them having First Aid and resting facility for padyatris. On the other hand, several communities and social organisations are arranging ‘Bhandara’ (mass feast) for devotees.