Beed's Khasbag Devi temple to hold Navratri festival from October 11 to 25; Chandi yaga on October 19

Beed: The Shri Tulja Bhavani Shri Khasbag Devi temple, the guardian deity of Beed city, will hold a series of religious programmes from October 11 to 25 for the Sharadiya Navratri festival. The temple trust met under its president, Dinkarrao Kadam, to review the arrangements.

On Sunday, October 11, there will be a mahabhishek at 6 am, ghatasthapana at 8 am, a chhabina procession at 7 pm and aarti at 8 pm. On October 12 there will be aarti at 5.30 am, a collective recitation of the Saptashati from 2 pm to 5 pm and aarti at 8 pm.

The annual Chandi yaga will be held on October 19 from 7 am to noon, with the purnahuti at 12.15 pm, a chhabina in the evening and a maha-aarti at night. On Vijayadashami, October 20, a mahabhishek at 5 am and a maha-aarti at 6.30 am will be followed in the evening by the breaking of the fast and seemollanghan. A mahabhishek will be held at noon on October 25 for Ashwin Purnima.

Trust president Dinkarrao Kadam, secretary Sharadrao Ghayal and the trustees have appealed to devotees to take part in large numbers.

Source: Pudhari