Tanot temple all decked up for Navratri

Jaisalmer: The 1200-year-old Tanot mata temple on Indo-Pak border in the district, along with eight other Shaktipeeth temples, is all decked up for the Navratri celebrations from Saturday.

The BSF has made special arrangements for devotees at Tanot Mata temple looking at the corona pandemic. Devotees can have darshan maintaining social distance and cannot enter without wearing masks.

According to information from BSF sources, the temple was opened a month ago and the officials are expecting huge crowds during Navratri. BSF has already issued an advisory to control the crowd at the temple. Sources said aarti will be done thrice at 6am, 11.30am and 6pm during the festival.

On the first day, a yajna will be performed and arrangements for staying at the dharmashala for devotees have been made as per Covid guidelines. Bhandara will not be organised this year. Medical teams will also be present on the location.

Eight other Shaktipeeth temples, including Degrai, Ghantiyali mata, Nabhdungar, Temderai, Bhadaria Rai and Aashapurna, have been decorated for the festival. On the other hand Jogmayagarh Temple Trust informed that special prayers, jagran and other activities will not take place due to Covid.


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