Unique Temple of Bhagalpur: Where women enter the event of Durga Puja

Nowadays, dedicates are fully incorporated into the worship of Shakti Swaroopa Maa Durga across the country. The Feast of Navratri is such a confluence of reverence and faith in which Maa Durga is worshiped from temples to homes. The pandals are decorated everywhere, the idols of the mother are installed and people of all classes participate with full enthusiasm. But in the meantime, there is also a temple in the Bhagalpur district Bihar, where women are not allowed to enter the temple, not even during the pleasant opportunity of Navratri and Durga Puja. This tradition has lasted for years and still applies fully today. According to residents, only men can offer prayers in the temple, while women visit Durga from outside the temple and pay their reverence. Women are not allowed to enter the Tempel Court to the Sanctum Sanctorum. Unique Sangam -Temple Management and Local Dedicated Say that this tradition is based on hundreds of years old beliefs. He believes that this tradition of the temple is associated with the will of the mother of the goddess and it is part of faith to follow it. However, women consider this tradition with reverence and acceptance rather than any opposition. Many women say that they are missing in the temple, but since this tradition is associated with ancient faith, they accept it as part of faith. He says that even after worshiping from the outside, Maa Durga definitely meets her wish. While the subject of controversy and discussion, on the one hand, many people connect it with faith, people on the other hand question the modern perspectives that when Maa Durga himself is a symbol of power and femininity, why are women then deprived of entering the temple? This question has become a topic of discussion in society, but the tradition at the local level remains the same. There is a large crowd during Durga Puja in the temple of administration and social environment. The administration is made special arrangements for security and arrangement. Men and women are all involved in reverence, although only men do worship in the temple. From a social point of view, this temple is considered an example of the incredible confluence of faith and tradition in Bihar. Here, women also accept the power of Maa Durga with the same loyalty by worshiping from the outside, while the men go within the temple.