The Trishuli Devi Temple in Jaleshwar, Mahottari, opened to the public with the start of Sharadiya Navaratri, following the performance of Ghatasthapana at the shrine according to scriptural rites. The temple will remain open through the ten-day observance, until Vijaya Dashami, continuing a tradition under which it welcomes worshippers only during the Sharadiya and Basantiya Navaratri periods.
A limited opening during Navaratri
The opening at the start of Sharadiya Navaratri marks a brief period when the public can visit the Trishuli Devi Temple. For the rest of the year, the shrine is not open to visitors, according to the temple’s traditional schedule. Its doors open for two Navaratri observances: Sharadiya Navaratri and Basantiya Navaratri, held in the month of Chaitra.
During the Sharadiya observance, the temple remains accessible for ten days, from its opening at the beginning of Navaratri until Vijaya Dashami. The schedule gives visitors a defined period to come to the shrine during the festival. The opening follows Ghatasthapana, the ritual performed at the temple to mark the beginning of the observance.
The Ghatasthapana ceremony was conducted according to scriptural rites. With the ceremony completed and the temple opened, the shrine’s annual Sharadiya Navaratri period of public access is under way. It will continue until Vijaya Dashami, after which the temple will close to the public until its next scheduled opening.
Different schedule for Basantiya Navaratri
The temple follows a shorter opening schedule for Basantiya Navaratri, which falls during Chaitra Shukla Paksha. In that period, the temple opens from Pratipada and remains accessible only until midnight of Navami. That differs from the ten-day opening observed during Sharadiya Navaratri, which continues until Vijaya Dashami.
The two annual periods are the only times when the Trishuli Devi Temple is traditionally open to the public. The schedule distinguishes the duration of access during the autumn and spring Navaratri observances: ten days for Sharadiya Navaratri, and from Pratipada to midnight on Navami for Basantiya Navaratri.
Public access through Vijaya Dashami
For visitors in Jaleshwar and elsewhere in Mahottari, the current opening provides an opportunity to visit the temple during Sharadiya Navaratri. The shrine will remain open through the festival’s ten-day period and close after Vijaya Dashami, in keeping with its established practice of opening only for the two Navaratri observances.
The temple’s limited public hours make the start and end of each opening period significant to those wishing to visit. This season’s opening began with the performance of Ghatasthapana, and access will continue until Vijaya Dashami. The next public opening will be during Basantiya Navaratri in Chaitra Shukla Paksha, when the shrine’s schedule will run from Pratipada until midnight of Navami.
