Devotees chant various Devi mantras on this day. It is also considered rewarding to read Durga Chalisa on this day. At the end of puja, devotees also read the Durga Ashtami Vrat katha. Hindu devotees ...

After all this, offer coconut and different types of fruits which is available to you. Devotees should recite Durga Chalisa and Durga Saptashati and then perform Devi Kalaratri aarti.

please bestow your auspicious blessings upon me, you are the (ferocious) destroyer of demons." At last, recite Durga Chalisa and Durga Saptashati.

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