Tanot Mata Temple in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district received more than 20,000 devotees on the opening day of Navratri. Revered as the ‘Goddess of Bombs’ because of accounts of unexploded bombs during the 1965 and 1971 India-Pakistan wars, the border shrine began its 10-day fair with traditional rituals. The BSF has arranged medical assistance, food, crowd management and other facilities for pilgrims.
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