गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Maha Navami being observed today Nepal Maha Navami being observed today KathmanduPati October 23, 2023 KATHMANDU – Maha Navami festival is being observed today by offering special worship to Goddess Durga. The day is marked as the ninth day from Ghatasthapana, the first day of the festival. Ghatasthapana is marked by sowing barley seeds to prepare jamara (barley shoots). Jamara is offered to goddesses at different shrines on Maha Navami. Special worship is performed at the Dashainghar and Kota as well as different temples of Goddesses where billy goats, ducks, pigeons, and he-buffaloes are sacrificed today. Similarly, Durga Saptashati and Devi Stotra are recited at home as well as in different shrines today. A large number of devotees gather at various shrines of the country to perform worship today, the last day of Navaratra. On this day, security forces also perform kot puja or worship of armories. Similarly, the Taleju temple located at Hanumandhoka in the federal capital is also opened for devotees to pay homage on this day. Preparations have been completed for devotees to pay homage at the temple, it has been said. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Bangladeshi Ambassador pays courtesy call on Speaker Aryal Germany to provide 37.6 million Euro for Nepal’s socio-economic development Nepal reassures India over border remarks but domestic political fallout… No parking fees required for ‘pick and drop’ for 15… ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine… Government initiates revising school level national curriculum framework Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested4 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane5 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished6 Court Orders Release of UML Rekha Sharma7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Why Are Boys Unexpressive?
