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Navratri Mela Begins at Tanot Mata Temple With Over 20,000 Devotees on Day One
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News18•11-10-2026, 20:26
Navratri Mela Begins at Tanot Mata Temple With Over 20,000 Devotees on Day One
- •The 10-day Navratri fair commenced with Ghatsthapana at the 1200-year-old Tanot Rai Temple near the India-Pakistan border in Jaisalmer.
- •BSF officials, including 26th Battalion Commandant Linjkai Sitalhou and other personnel, participated in the grand procession, havan, and aarti on the first day.
- •Over 20,000 devotees visited the temple on the opening day to offer prayers, with BSF making extensive arrangements for food, medical care, and large LCD screens for easy darshan.
- •The deep reverence for Tanot Mata stems from the 1965 and 1971 wars, when hundreds of bombs fired by Pakistan failed to explode within the temple premises.
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The deep faith in the 1200-year-old Tanot Mata Temple stems from the 1965 and 1971 wars, when hundreds of bombs were fired by Pakistan in the temple area, but not a single one exploded within the temple premises.
On the first day of the Navratri fair, more than 20,000 devotees visited the temple to have darshan of Tanot Mata and pray for peace and prosperity.
The 26th BSF Battalion has made extensive arrangements, including daily community feasts (bhandaras), three aartis daily, medical camps, attractive lighting, large LCD screens for crowded views, and strict security deployments.
