On Ashwin Navratri, Kangra pays obeisance to the divine feminine

The district administration and police are all geared up to ensure safe ‘darshan’ for pilgrims visiting the three Shaktipeeths in the district.

Devotees restore Brajeshwari temple

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• Brajeshwari Temple draws huge crowds from Uttar Pradesh, who flock to the temple during Navratri to pay obeisance to their ‘Kuldevi’
• The restoration work being carried out by the temple trust at the Brajeshwari Temple has been exemplary
• According to Neelam, the temple officer, a devotee got the temple premises, including the floors, repaired and marbled
• Another pilgrim from Mumbai helped in getting pure silver ‘Charan Paduka’ of the Devi, with these having gold polish at select places, the temple officer added

On the first day of Ashwin Navratri, devotees beelined to Brajeshwari Devi, Jwalaji and Chamunda Devi temples, seen waiting in queue for their turns.

Deputy Commissioner Hemraj Bairwa, who visited the temples, said, “The temples have been decorated beautifully with flowers. Special arrangements have been made to take care of the devotees expected to come in large numbers on Ashtami and Ramnavmi.”

The Ashwin Navratri festival will continue till Vijaydashmi on 12 October.

According to sources, there would be a complete ban on the transport of passengers in goods vehicles during the Navratri fair.

Around 200 jawans of the district police, and Home Guard jawans have been deployed for the security at these Shaktipeeths.

CCTV cameras and drones are being used to monitor popular areas from the control room. Apart from this, commando and QRT teams have been deployed.

Of the five Shaktipeeths in the state, three, namely Jwalaji, Brajeshwari Devi and Chamunda Devi, are in Kangra district, whereas Chintpurni is situated in Una, and Nainadevi in Bilaspur.

All temples have been decked up with flowers for the occasion, from the gate right up to the sanctum sanctorum.