Lucknow: With worshipers who dated all the deckedup temples to pray for Dewi Durga and nine shapes, Neday Navratri’s celebration began in the city on Thursday.
At the Temple of Chandrika Devi, Aarti was carried out before the Temple Authority.
Barricades is placed inside the place to avoid density.
While the worshipers began to queue with flowers and other offerings in the morning, they were not allowed to enter Sanctum Sentorum from the temple.
“The ritual is being carried out in the morning and also night.
While we continue to advise the community to wear masks and maintain adequate distances, the excitement of visiting the temple after a gap a year, very visible on the face of the worshipers,” said Akhilesh Singh, President, Ma Chandrika Devi Mela Vikas Samiti.
Santoshi’s eyes in Chowk also echoed with temples.
Because the morning worshipers queue in Ji Mandir Badi at the Temple of Bari Bari Bari Ghayayari bathing also to give a prayer.
At the Temple of Mankameshwar, the traditional ritual was carried out by the Head of Imam Mahant Divyagiri.
At the Temple of Hanuman Setu, the priests also followed the Covid-19 protocol, covering their faces with masks and maintaining social distance to fight the virus.
In homes, the family performed the traditional ritual of ‘Kalash stapna’ and ‘Hawan’, to mark the first day of the Neday Festival.