Tourism officials expect the total number of pilgrims to cross 1 crore during the final three Saptami, Ashtami and Navami. Since the festival began on September 22, the Maa Vindhyavasini Dham in Mirzapur welcomed 12 lakh visitors, with daily counts ranging between 3.5 and 4 lakh, a substantial increase from usual days.
The newly completed Vindhyachal corridor has improved facilities for pilgrims, and officials anticipate daily footfalls during the concluding days to reach approximately six to seven lakhs. In Varanasi, the Maa Vishalakshi Devi temple, a revered Shakti Peeth, has seen footfall rise from 5,000 to 7,000 on normal days to between 8,000 and 10,000 during Navratri, with projections between 20,000 and 30,000 daily amid peak period. The state is now planning a Vishalakshi Corridor to streamline the darshan process.
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Other shrines in Varanasi, such as the Choura Devi temple and the Maa Kushmanda temple, are also seeing impressive numbers, with expected peak counts of 40,000 to 50,000 and 15,000–20,000 pilgrims on Navami. In western Uttar Pradesh, Shakambhari Devi Shakti Peeth in Saharanpur is drawing 50,000 devotees daily, and the Tripur Bala Sundari temple, about 40,000, with both expecting up to 1 lakh visitors per day during the last few days.
Moreover, the state government has said its investment of over ₹6 crore in amenities including pilgrim shelters, drinking water facilities, new entrance gates, beautification efforts and façade lighting is attracting more devotees.
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In Gorakhpur district, the government has reportedly spent ₹2.13 crore to renovate the Tarkulha Devi temple in Chauri Chaura, which has helped it evolve into a major pilgrimage destination, where 50,000 average visits are recorded daily and are expected to exceed 1 lakh on Navami. The Budhiya Mai temple in Gorakhpur is similarly seeing increased interest, with peak-day expectations of 1 lakh devotees after a ₹1.6 crore development project.
