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Devotees throng goddess shrines across the country



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Kathmandu, Oct 5: Devotees thronged the goddess temples throughout the country on the occasion of Saptami, the seventh day of the Bada Dashain festival, on Saturday.
Large number of devotees could be seen at the various goddess temples, paying homage to the goddess since the morning.
People thronged Guheshwari, Jaya Bageshwari, Maitidevi, Kalikastan, Naxal Bhagawati, Bhadrakali, Shobha Bhagawati, Bijeshwari, Indrayani, Raktakali, Swetakali, Dakshinkali, Chamundamai, Sundarimai, Bajrayogini, among other temples, in the Kathmandu Valley.
Similarly, hordes of devotees had paid homage to the goddess in temples across the country outside the Kathmandu valley.
Devotees thronged Pathivara, Chhinamasta, Gahawamai, Palanchok, Nala Bhagawati, Chandeshwari, Manakamana, Bindhyabasini, Baglung Kalika, Shaileshwari and other goddess temples.
The government has given holiday for five days from today. The common people are busy celebrating the festival, the biggest festival of Nepalis.