NG NEWS 8-4-2024

  During the Chaitri Navratri beginning from April 9 at Pavagarh Shaktipeeth, lakhs of pilgrims can easily have darshan along with basic facilities to avoid the critical problem of crowd gathering at Manchi, for the first time a one-way path has been made for the pilgrims to and fro.

During Navratri From April 9 to 23, 65 buses will be arranged by the ST department for the pilgrims while private vehicles will be banned from Taleti to Machi. And 250 employees including 250 driver-conductors will be on duty 24 hours a day. More than 800 officers and personnel will be deployed by the district police for the safety and security of the pilgrims. On the first day of Navratri as well as on Chhath, Eighth, Thirteenth and Poonam, the temple gates will open at 4 in the morning and close at 8 in the night. During rest of the days it will open at 5 am and close at 8 pm. During Navratri, Mataji will be decorated for nineteen days. On the first day, a ghat (jawara) will be established in Mataji's Garbha Griha. And on the ninth day there will be cradles at Dudhia Lake. On the eighth day, the Havan Pooja ceremony will be held in the temple premises. Which will start at nine o'clock in the morning and end at five o'clock in the evening. Before the ropeway service, the booking will start at 4 am on the sixth, eighth, thirteenth and Poonam days including Norta and the service will start at 5 am. While on the rest of the days, the booking will start at 5 am and the service will start at 6 am, according to the ropeway service managers.

Prasad of 45 tons of happiness will be made during Pavagadh Navratri, there will be daily decorations along with Chandipath of Mataji for ninety nine days. During Chaitri Navratri, pilgrims take pleasure in Mataji's Prasad. So, it has been planned to bring good quality wheat and make flour at the temple itself to make 45 tons of pure ghee for prasad for the pilgrims.

Var Tithi temple will open and close
Tuesday unit 4:00 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday seed 5:00 am 8:00 pm
Thursday 3rd 5:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday 4th 5:00 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday 5th 5:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m
Sunday 6th 4:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m
Monday 7th 5:00 am to 8:00 pm
Tuesday the eighth 4:00 am to 8:00 pm
Wednesday 5:00 am to 8:00 pm
Thursday 10th 5:00 am to 8:00 pm
Friday the 11th 5:00 am to 8:00 pm
Saturday twelve 5:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sunday Thirteenth 4:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Monday fourteenth 5:00 am to 8:00 pm
Tuesday Poonam 4:00 am to 8:00 pm

  During Navaratri in Pavagadh, the crowd of lakhs of pilgrims is increasing at Machi Chowk and Revapath, micro-planning by the district administration, a long barricading one-way path has been constructed for the first time after the pilgrims get off the bus. Also, mandap will be built to avoid heat in the bus stand at Taleti and Manchi. Also, as the stand at Manchi is crowded, a barricade has been placed to accommodate the pilgrims in a lined bus.