Best Temples To Visit During Navratri

 Navratri celebrates the existence of the most powerful Goddesses – NavaDurga

. The success of good over evil is the reason behind the celebration of Navratri. Goddess Durga had established happiness and peace in the world by killing the demon Mahiasura. To celebrate this day people observe Navratri with a lot of pomp and show.

We have come up with the most auspicious Durga temples in different locations of India. You can check the one nearest to you.

Jammu and Kashmir – Vaishno Devi

The shrine of Vaishno Devi is neither an idol nor a picture, rather is a aapprakat (naturally formed) rock inside the cave. It is considered to be miraculously powerful and devotees believe that if you worship the Goddess with complete dedication then all the wishes are fulfilled.

Himachal Pradesh – Chamunda Devi Temple

This is located in the very famous Kangra valley of Himachal Pradesh and lies at an altitude of about 3,300 feet. Goddess Chamunda id worshiped here.

Himachal Pradesh – Jwalaji Temple

The famous Jwalamukhi Devi temple is situated in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. The one Jwalamukhi temple is among the 51 Shakti Peethas and also one of the most renowned temples of Goddess Durga in India. The Goddess is known as Jwala Ji, as always a set of flames burning off from the place. This place is considered to be magical and extremely unique. People come from quite distant places to worship her and fulfill their hardest wishes.

Bilaspur – Naina Devi Temple

Naina Devi temple is a hill top temple situated in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh. The hill top temple is dedicated to Maa Naina Devi, and is said to be one of the 51 shakti pe eths. Naina Devi temple is built where the eyes of Mata Sati’s fell.

Guwahati – Kamakhya Devi Temple

This is again one of the very auspicious places among the Devi temples. It is situated on the hills of Nilachal in the Guwahati city of Assam. It is said to be a very miraculous place in terms of Tantric Vidhya and Satis genitals fell here. Ambubachi Mela is the major festival celebrated during the monsoon season along with Durga Puja in Navaratri.

Kolkata – Dakshineswar Kali Temple

The Dakshineswar Kali Temple is the most famous temple of Goddess Kali situated on the bank of Hooghly River in Dakshineswar near Kolkata, West Bengal. The deity worshiped here is Maa Bhavatarini. Durga festival of this place is world famous and people in huge numbers come here to seek the blessings of the Goddess.

Chattisgarh – Bamleshwari Devi Temple

The Bamleshwari Devi Temple is located at the top of a hill in the Dongargarh district of Chhattisgarh, which is considered to be one of the most beautiful viewpoints of the state. Here Mata Bamleshwari Devi is worshiped – a very divine form of Goddess Durga.

Bikaner – Karni Mata temple

This temple is quite popular because of a unique reason. Here about 20,000 rats reside and are said to be the helpers of the Goddess. The history of the temple is also very interesting. Karni Mata was once married off to Depa when she was already spending a lot of time in the service of the poor. And after her marriage, she chose celibacy and requested Depa to marry her younger sister Gulab. They got married and gave birth to four children called Naga Lakhan Puna and Sititha.

However, in an unfortunate incident, Lakhan fell into a tank and drowned to his death when he was trying to drink water. Grieved by his death, Karni Mata requested for his life back from Yama, who is called the God of Death. Since Lakhan had also already taken rebirth as a rat, Yama declined her request, yet promised her that all her future descendants would be born as rats in her very own temple.