PANCHKULA, HARYANA, INDIA, April 5, 2011 (Times of India): With Chaitra Navaratra commencing on Monday, a number of devotees from across the region visited Mata Mansa Devi temple in Panchkula. On the first day of the festival, about 60,000 devotees paid obeisance here.
Many could be seen performing rituals early in the morning. From children to newly-married couples and the elderly, people from all walks of life stood in serpentine queues, chanting ‘Jai mata di’, as they waited for their turn.
“We came a day before, so that we did not have to wait for long to pay obeisance. Last time, our turn for ‘darshan’ had come late in night. Today, we went to the main temple… we will also go to other shrines on its premises,” said Sugandha Seth, a Ludhiana resident.