04-07-2025
Varahi Navaratri celebrations conclude with Purnahuti Ritual at Durga Malleswaraswamy Temple
The Varahi Navaratri (Gupta Navaratri) celebrations at Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam atop Indrakeeladri concluded on Friday (July 4) with the grand Purnahuti ritual.
The rituals were conducted by chief priests, including Kota Prasad and Vedic scholars, as per Sastric and Agamic traditions in seclusion (Ekanta Seva) without the physical presence of devotees.
This year, the Varahi Navaratri festivities began on June 26 (Ashadha Shuddha Padyami) and concluded on July 4 (Ashadha Shuddha Dashami). These nine nights are considered highly auspicious as per Puranic texts, particularly for invoking the blessings of Sri Varahi Devi, who is revered as one of the Sapta Matrikas and Dasha Mahavidyas.
Kanaka Durga temple Executive Officer V.K. Seena Naik and others attended the Purnahuti. The temple EO, priests and Vedic Committee said the Varahi Navaratri Utsavams have concluded, bringing spiritual merit to the devotees and reinforcing the temple's commitment to preserving Vedic traditions.
