New Delhi: On the auspicious third day of Shardiya Navratri, thousands of devotees thronged temples across Uttar Pradesh, especially the sacred Shaktipeeths in Vindhyachal and Prayagraj, to worship Goddess Durga in her divine form of Maa Chandraghanta, a symbol of peace, power, and prosperity.

At Vindhyachal, located on the banks of the holy Ganga at the foothills of the Vindhya mountains, the third day of Navratri was marked by grand celebrations, special rituals, and devotional fervour.

As per tradition, Goddess Vindhyavasini, one of the most revered forms of Adi Shakti, is worshipped as Chandraghanta, the third manifestation of the nine divine forms of Durga during Navratri.

Chandraghanta, who bears a crescent moon on her forehead shaped like a bell, rides a lion and has ten arms ho

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