Mahasaptami- the second day
On this dawn the priests go to nearby river and fill up a clay pitcher with river water after performing puja, that pitcher becomes the mangalghat- the holy ghat, the symbol of Goddess herself. The ghat is brought back to the altar and placed near the Goddess till Vijayadashami.
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