Sharadiya Navratri is a holy festival celebrated with great enthusiasm and pomp across the country. Goddess Durga is worshipped and worshiped for nine days. Devotees keep fast and worship the idol of the mother in their homes. Along with this, there is a rush of devotees in many Siddhapeeth and Mata Durga temples across India. Among these, Dev temples like Vaishno Devi Temple in Katra, Jammu, Vindhyachal Dham in Mirzapur and Mahiar Mata Temple in Satna are especially famous, where a large number of devotees reach for darshan during Navratri.

Not only temples, there are some cities in the country which are dedicated to Goddess Durga. There are some cities in India which are named after Goddess Durga. Often children are named after gods and goddesses, but it is a special and unique thing to name the whole city after the goddess. Let us know about such major cities.

Mumbai
The economic capital of Maharashtra, Mumbai, is named after Mata Mumba. The Mumba Devi temple here is located in Zaveri Bazaar. This temple is about 500 years old and is deeply connected with the history of this city. Mata Mumba is considered to be the form of Maa Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity. It is believed that Mumbai has become the economic capital of the country only due to the grace of Mumba Devi.

Delhi
The name of Delhi, the capital of India, is also associated with the goddess. A part of Delhi was earlier called Yoginipur, as it is related to the Yogmaya temple located in the Mehrauli area here. For this reason it was also known as Yoginipur. Yogmaya is a kind form of Goddess Durga and is also considered to be the sister of Lord Krishna, who was born at the house of Nand Baba and Yashoda Maa. It is believed that at this place Arjun and Lord Krishna worshiped Goddess Yogmaya during the Mahabharata war and the Pandavas built the temple.

Patna
The name of Patna, the capital of Bihar, is also associated with the goddess. The right thigh of Mata Sati fell at a place in the city, that place is famous as Devi Patan Shaktipeeth. It is a major pilgrimage site for devotees during Navratri. The name Patna was given due to Devi Patan Shaktipeeth.

Srinagar
It is called Shri Mata Lakshmi. Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, is also named after the goddess. Sharika Devi temple is located in this city where Mata Lakshmi is seated in the form of Swayambhu Shri Chakra. Apart from this, the world famous Vaishno Devi Dham is also located in Jammu, which is a major religious place for the devotees.

Nainital
The beautiful hill station of Uttarakhand, Nainital, is named after Maa Naina Devi, a form of Goddess Durga. It is believed that one eye of Mata Sati fell here, due to which Naina Devi Shaktipeeth was established here. The hill station has a beautiful and big lake surrounded by mountains. That is why this place was named Nainital.

Chandigarh
The city of Chandigarh located near Delhi is named after Mata Chandi Devi. The temple of Maa Chandi is situated here, which is an important religious place for devotees and people come here from far and wide.

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