The festival of the historical mother Nanda Devi has started in Almora district of Uttarakhand. On evening, with Ganesh worship and Jagran by the descendants of Chand dynasty kings, this fair will be started with the law. This festival will run till September 17. After 6 days, a grand procession of Mother Nanda Sunanda will be taken out. At the same time, Nanda Devi temple has been decorated in a grand manner for the festival.
Mother Nanda is one of the 9 goddesses
Mother Nanda Devi is considered to be the form of Shailputri. She is one of the 9 forms of Mother Goddess. Mother Nanda Devi is worshiped in Almora for about 350 years. By the way, Mother Nanda Devi is worshiped all over Uttarakhand and she is considered to be the goddess of Uttarakhand. In the Devi Bhagwat, Nanda is considered as one of the nine goddesses in the form of Shailputri.
