Delhi: Aarti performed at Jhandewalan Mata Temple on 4th day of Shardiya Navratri

New Delhi: The morning aarti was performed at the Jhandewalan Mata temple in the national capital on Sunday morning on the fourth day of Shardiya Navratri.
On this day, Goddess Durga is worshipped in the form of Mata Kushmanda.

Goddess Kushmanda is regarded as the supreme divinity of the solar system in Hindu philosophy. Worshipping Mata Kushmanda gives all of her followers the ability to combat all illnesses, sorrows and imperfections.

Navratri, which means ‘nine nights’ in Sanskrit, is dedicated to the worship of Goddess Durga and her nine avatars, known as Navdurga. The festival is celebrated with great devotion across India, with rituals and prayers honouring the goddess in her various forms.

Hindus observe four Navratris throughout the year, but only two–Chaitra Navratri and Shardiya Navratri–are widely celebrated, as they coincide with the changing of the seasons.In India, Navratri is celebrated in various ways.

In North India, particularly in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh, the Ramlila, a dramatic re-enactment of scenes from the Ramayana, is organised. The festival concludes with Vijayadashami, marked by the burning of King Ravana’s effigies.
‘Vijyayadashmi’ or ‘Dussehra’, is celebrated to mark the triumph of good over evil.