Overview
- Running March 19–27 and culminating in Ram Navami, the nine-day festival continues with day-wise worship across key temples and Shaktipeeths.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared messages of devotion on Day 2 and today prayed for prosperity under Maa Chandraghanta as Day 3 observances began.
- Uttar Pradesh reported lakhs of visitors, including over 6 lakh at Vindhyachal on Day 2, with sanitation drives, CCTV coverage and heavy police presence across Mirzapur, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Saharanpur, Devipatan and Vrindavan.
- Chhattisgarh’s Dongargarh introduced 10 temporary express train halts, extended local services and a special Dongargarh–Durg train, with the hilltop ropeway operating at capacity for elderly and disabled devotees.
- Temple and civic administrations have arranged drinking water, shade and LED screens for queues, set up health camps and free bhandaras, and enabled online offerings, supporting continuous day-and-night darshan.