Kanya pujan marks Maha Navami in Kanpur

KANPUR: Navratra celebrations attained its peak on ‘Maha Navami’ with Kanya Pujan on Monday.
The pandals witnessed maximum rush of devotees. Young girls were worshipped and offered food.
Sanjay Mitra, secretary, Central Sarbajanin Durga Puja Committee while talking to TOI said, “On the fourth day of Durga Puja, men, women and even priests touch the feet of a young girl at the puja pandal at Motijheel ground and seek her blessings as these young girls are considered as an incarnation of Maa Durga, ”
“The culmination of the five-day-long celebrations is marked by ‘Darpan Visarjan’, where the idol of the goddess is immersed in the river after showing her reflection into a water bowl through a mirror,” he said.