Preparations are afoot for ‘Chaith Navratri’ in the district. Spirituality will pervade the atmosphere during these nine days’ worship of goddess Durga in the temples. Main temples of the city, including Sheetla Mandir, Paathal Bhairavi Mandir, Maa Durga Mandir near Digvijay college will be illuminated during these days.
Since last week; painting, decorations and illumination of temples have been going on. In view of the probability of large number of devotees thronging the temples, the temple committees have made elaborate arrangements. Besides, the temple priests have also made complete preparations for the establishment of ‘Jyoti Kalash’ in the temples.
Besides ‘Jasgeet’ and special ‘pooja-archna,’ various spiritual programmes would also be held for devotion and power during the Navratri period. During the ‘Pratham’, ‘Panchmi’ and ‘Ashtami’ special worship of goddess Durga will be conducted. In rural areas, traditionally, along with the establishment of Jyoti Kalash, ‘Jawara’, which is believed to be a symbol of good luck, will also be set up in the temples.
During the Navratri, for the special mercy of the Maa, large number of devotees throngs the temples by keeping total fasting and prayer.
In order to facilitate the devotees of Maa Bambleshwari, this time the district administration has made elaborate arrangements. Along with the administrative officers, collector Ashok Agrawal has also reviewed the preparations for the festival, whereas, for the better management of law and order and traffic arrangements, SP Dr Sanjeev Shukla and his cadres are also engaged in the preparations.
In the service of the devotees reaching the district, the administration and voluntary organisations have put up stalls from Anjora to Dongargarh. The administration had sought help from privation institutions and for drinking water facility tankers were called from UNICEF as well.
In view of security, stoppers were put up at all the entry points of Dongargarh. For emergency services, the administration has made additional arrangements.