Kumari Puja, where little girls within the age of 8-12 years are worshipped as Goddess Durga, also happens on Ashtami.

As per the Bisuddha Siddhanta calendar, the puja time for pushpanjali will be from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. Kumari Puja, which is an integral ritual of Ashtami involves worshipping young girls ...

Even today, certain familial traditions like firing a gun to signal Sandhi Puja are followed, along with rituals like Kumari Puja on Ashtami and the nabapatrika snan on Saptami. Kumari Puja on Ashtami ...