Hundreds of devotees thronged Siddhidatri Devi Temple at Golghar in Bulanala area on the auspicious occasion of Navami, the last day of the Shardiya Navratra here on Monday. Right from the morning, the devotees started thronging the temple to offer prayers. This holy city has nine temples each of all the Devis and Gauris where the devotees offer prayers on different days during Shardiya and Basantik Navratri respectively.
Besides, heavy rush was also seen throughout the day at Durga Mandir (Durga Kund) as usual. Due to rush, several traffic restrictions were imposed and vehicles were diverted. As it was the last day of Durga Puja, a large number of people visited the puja pandals and also visited the Durga Mandir.
Rush of devotees was also seen at all other temples of goddesses including the old Durga Mandir in trans-Ganga Ramnagar and Maa Sheetla Mata Mandir at Adalpura near Varanasi-Mirzapur borders. Hundreds of people also went to Vindhyachal in Mirzapur district. On the last day of Navratra, rush was seen at almost all temples of goddesses in different parts of the city.
