Cuttack: Devotees in large numbers thronged Gadachandi temple here on Friday to catch a glimpse of the principal deity in ‘Banadurga Besha’. On the 13th day of the 16-day puja at Peeths, the deity donnes the rare ‘Banadurga Besha’, and people turn up in large numbers to witness this form of the Goddess.
Today is the thirteenth day of holy Navratri Puja. Goddess Maa Gadchandi of Cuttack is worshipped in the form of Maa Gayatri on this holy day which falls on the 13th day of Ashwin month. Rituals and worship turned the environment devotional in and around the shrine.
Devotees from different districts including Cuttack came to pray before the deity on this occasion.
