9 Kanya Maha Bhojan & Shringar Seva

In every temple across India, on every sacred occasion, the Goddess is worshipped in their idol form. But the Devi Purana points to something far more direct, a form of worship where the Goddess is not symbolic but living and seated before you. That form is the 9 Kanya Seva.

This is the heart of the 9 Kanya Maha Bhojan & Shringar Seva at Shri Uma Katyayani Temple.
The Devi Bhagavata Purana says: feeding all nine with sincere devotion earns the complete punya of all nine days of Navratri in a single act. No other form of Devi worship compresses so much divine grace into one offering.

Why Maa Katyayani & Why This Temple?
Maa Katyayani is the sixth form of Navadurga, the Goddess specifically associated with the welfare, protection, and auspicious future of daughters and young girls. She is the Goddess invoked in every family that wishes for the well-being of its girls and the harmony of its bonds.

Each Kanya fed & given shringar items carries her specific grace back to you. Together, their combined blessing wraps around the devotee and their family as the most complete Shakti Kavach available through a single act of devotion.