Updated On: 14 March, 2023 12:31 PM IST | Lucknow | PTI
In an order dated March 10, the principal secretary of culture department, Mukesh Meshram, has said Chaitra Navratri has a special significance during which the nine "swaroop" of Goddess Durga are worshipped to end negative energy. So organising religious and cultural programmes during this period is proposed, he said

CM Yogi Adityanath. File Pic
The Uttar Pradesh government has asked the local administration across the state to organise special religious and cultural programmes, including recitation of Durga Saptashati and Akhand Ramayan, in temples during the nine-day Chaitra Navratri and Ram Navami festivals.
The Chaitra Navratri begins on March 22 and Ram Navami will be celebrated on March 30.