Eight day fair of Jaishwari Mata begins in Dharech with a procession
The eight-day Dussehra fair of Jaishwari Mata started on Sunday at the ghat of Gram Panchayat Dharech of Kasupanti constituency. On Sunday, on the occasion of Durgashtami or Aathyo, a procession of Mata was taken out from the ancient temple of Jaishwari Mata, Dharech, with traditional musical instruments like drums, drums, and Shehnai, which ended in the temple located at Mata’s Ghat. In which hundreds of people from the area participated. Let us tell you that there is an ancient temple of Mata Nagarkoti in Dharech which is famous by the name of Jaishwari. According to tradition, every year on Durga Ashtami of Sharad Navratri, Jaishwari Mata Dharech comes to the ancient temple Maud located at the ghat, where Mata remains present till the fourteenth day to give darshan to the devotees and returns to her temple Dharech on Sharad Purnima. Does it.
The most important thing is that Goddess Darshan is the center of attraction in this fair, apart from this there are no other activities in the fair. People especially come to this fair to get their small children shaved. According to the Temple Committee and Devi’s Bajir Shivram Sharma, Jaishwari Nagarkoti Mata is a very direct goddess and fulfills the wishes of her devotees. The Goddess definitely fills the empty lap of childless couples. Local head Hetram Gandharva said that in the past there used to be a sacrifice practice in this temple, which was stopped by the temple committee many years ago. During this period, the biggest fair is held on Ekadashi, the second day of Dussehra. In which people gather in large numbers to have the darshan of the Mother Goddess. In this temple, grains of rice are given as Prasad, which people keep in their homes so that no negative power enters the house. Pradhan Het Ram Gandharva said that all arrangements have been made at the local level to celebrate the fair in a planned manner.