Mahurgad - Abhishek Puja

Mahurgad temple is dedicated to Goddess Renukadevi.It is beleived that the renukadevi temple is one of the three and half Shakti peeth.  Navchandi path is a powerfull ritual dedicated to Goddess Chanadi. In this puja all the nine forms of Goddess Durga is worshipped. During this puja various mantras are chanted by the pujari. Durga saptashati is also known as Devi Mahatmaya or chandi path.

Lighting diyas is an important  tradition and is considered sacred. They are meant to proctect again negative energies and symbolizw purity. Lighting a diya is a way to invoke the presence of the deity being worshipped. Lighting diya is represence the unwavering devotation of the devotees towards the Goddess.     

The word kumkumarchana is combination of two words "Kumkum" is a red powder made from turmeric and lime and "Archana" means offering.  In this ritual devotees worship Goddess by applying kumkum to their idols. While performing this puja chanting mantra is very beneficial.  Worshipping Goddess with kumkum is very beneficial to devotees.

The word Naivedyam comes from Nivedana, which means ‘to offer’"Naivedyam" is a Sanskrit term used in to refer to the food offered to deities during worship. After the offering of bhog to Goddess is done it is distributed as prasad  It is believed that performing this ritual is the best way of expressing devotation to the Goddess.