| Temples & Legends Of Bihar |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
UCHAITHA |
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over the locality take little pieces of earth from here to erect pindi (small globes) in
their houses, more particularly on the occasion of the sacred thread ceremony of their
sons. Some earth of this place is preserved in Darbhanga at the Mithila Institute of Post
graduate Studies and Research in Sanskrit. Regarding the routine of the rituals, the deity is daily bathed morning and evening and the priest performing puja, accom- panied by the ringing of bells and drums follows this. Durga Devi is known to fulfil the devotee expresses before her. This goddess being essentially a goddess of the masses, the number of such vows taken and gifts made or other acts performed in fulfillment of such vows is very great. The offerings are varied. Like many other places a mela is held near the temple during Vijayadashmi. On Saptami, Ashtami and Navami about 1,500 visitors come to visit the shrine and offer prasad. These three days are the chief days of the fair. |
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