Sharadiya navratri is being celebrated with great pomp in Bastar of Chhattisgarh. A stream of devotees started gathering in the temple of Maa Danteshwari, the revered goddess of Bastar, since morning. people have a deep faith in Maa Danteshwari since the princely era. This is the reason why thousands of devotees not only from chhattisgarh but also from other states reach the temple of Maa Danteshwari Devi in Jagdalpur and Dantewada for darshan.

Actually, the temple of Danteshwari Devi in Dantewada is one of the 52 Shaktipeeths of the country. On the occasion of Sharadiya navratri, a stream of devotees has been gathering in the temple of Maa Danteshwari Devi since morning, a large number of devotees from Bastar division as well as from neighboring states of odisha and telangana are reaching for the darshan of Maa Danteshwari Devi. people have a deep faith in Danteshwari Mata.

A large number of devotees from not only the country but also from abroad have lit the wish lamp in the temple. Now, for the next 9 days, on the occasion of navratri, thousands of devotees will reach the temple to see the goddess. Here, the temple committee has also deployed a large number of police forces in view of the crowd of devotees. Special worship will be done in the temple for the next 9 days. Here, the first and largest corridor of the state has also been built at the cost of crores of rupees in this famous Devi temple of Dantewada. In this corridor, many glimpses of legends related to Maa Danteshwari Devi, tribal culture, history of Dantewada will be seen.

Thousands of wish lamps were lit

On the auspicious occasion of navratri, a stream of devotees has started coming to the temples of the goddess since morning. Maa Danteshwari is considered the Kul Devi of Bastar. Devotees say that people have a strong faith in the goddess since the princely era. people from faraway lands reach Bastar to have darshan of Maa Danteshwari and ask for wishes from Maa by lighting thousands of wish lamps. This year more than 11 thousand wish lamps have been lit in the temple located in Dantewada.

Devotees from every corner of the country as well as abroad have also lit wish lamps. The head priest of the temple, krishna Kumar, says that people have a lot of faith in Maa Danteshwari, the revered goddess of Bastar, this is the reason why these days, along with local devotees, people from faraway lands reach the temple in large numbers to have darshan of the mother. It is said that faith has always prevailed over terror. This is the reason that despite being a Naxal-affected area, a large number of devotees reach Bastar to have darshan of Maa Danteshwari.