Kunwari Kanya puja

Ranchi, Jharkhand March 27, 2015 ::  Devotees performs ‘Kunwari Kanya’ puja on the auspicious Maha Asthami at Ram Mandir Upper Chutia in Ranchi on Friday.
Lensman :: Ratan Lal
Kanya p?j? (????? ????), is a Hindu holy day celebrated on the eighth and ninth day of Navaratri festival. Nine young girls representing the nine forms of Goddess Durga (Navadurga) are worshiped. Thus, a virgin girl is the symbol of the pure basic creative force according to this philosophy.