Today’s festivals

Navratri Day 8 — Worship of Maa Mahagauri

• Kanya Pujan
• Havan

Worship of Goddess Annapurna (Parvati as the provider of food) — prayers for abundance and freedom from hunger

• Anna (cooked rice) offered to deity
• Feeding the poor (Annadana)
• Kashi Vishwanath puja

Spans 9 days

Nine nights of Goddess worship in Chaitra (Day 8 of 9)