Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 6: Auspicious Navratras concluded today with the traditional rituals of `Kanjak Pujan’ (worshipping girls) and immersion of holy ‘Saakh’ in the water bodies across Jammu and Kashmir.
A large number of devotees also visited the temples, especially the prominent ones like Bawe Wali Mata Mandir, Kol Kandoli Mandir in Nagrota, Chichi Mata Mandir in Samba.
Usually there are nine Navratras, however, this time there were eight such auspicious days during which people observed fast and offered prayers to various forms of Goddess Shakti.
As per ritual, the Saakh was sowed at the start of Navratras which got sprouted in these auspicious days and was ultimately immersed today in the flowing water at the culmination of Navratras.
In Jammu, most of the people immersed holy Saakh in the flowing waters of Tawi River and Ranbir Canal while the ritual of `Kanjak Pujan’ was performed in almost every house of Hindus.
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A large number of devotees were seen gathered on the banks of Tawi River near Bikram Chowk and Ranbir Canal, for immersion of `Saakh’ throughout the day. Some volunteers were also there to help the devotees in immersion of holy ‘Saakh’ without polluting the water.
‘Kanjak Pujan’ -worshipping of girl children, was another major ritual to mark the culmination of holy Navratras. During the `Kanjak Pujan’, devotees washed feet of girl children and sought their blessings.
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