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Wednesday, 21 October 2026

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Sharadiya Navratri begins at Karanja's Shri Kamaksha Devi temple

An abhishek and ghatasthapana opened the festival; nine days of bhajans and devotional music follow

My Maha Rashtra News Desk, Washim

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Translated from Marathi

The historic Delhi Gate in Karanja Lad
Representative image: Karanja Photo: Dr. Jayant Wadatkar / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Karanja: Sharadiya Navratri at the temple of Shri Kamaksha Devi, the presiding deity of Karanja town and family goddess of many of its people, began on Sunday, October 11. As every year, traditional religious programmes have been arranged. The temple is managed by the Mahajan family, and devotees come for the festival from across the state and from neighbouring states.

The first day began with an abhishek of the goddess and ghatasthapana, followed by a programme by Mauli Guru at 7.30 pm and by the Murlidhar bhajan group at 9 pm. On Monday, October 12, the Swaranjali, Deepstambh and Waneshwar women's bhajan groups will perform.

On Tuesday, October 13, the Saraswati bhajan group and the Sharada Mata women's bhajan group will sing, followed by a karaoke devotional music programme at 7.30 pm, and on Wednesday, October 14, the Sukanya and Nagnath women's bhajan groups and the Ashtavinayak Gurudev bhajan group will perform. More bhajan groups are lined up for the remaining days.

Source: Tarun Bharat Nagpur