Mahanawami festival being celebrated today

KATHMANDU: The Mahanawami festival is being celebrated today with considerable devotion through the veneration of goddess Durga Bhawani and the presentation of religious offerings.

This festival is commemorated on the ninth day of the lunar fortnight during the month of Asoj- Kartik according to the lunar calendar. It constitutes an integral component of the ten-day Bada Dashain festival.

Elaborate religious ceremonies are conducted in honor of Durga Bhawani on the occasion of Mahanawami, and the ‘jamara’ that has been cultivated is presented to the goddesses at numerous sacred sites.