 The nine-temple circuit is described in various "Kashi mahatmya"s (texts narrating the greatness of the holy city of Varanasi/Kashi).Devotees flock to the temple in the evening of the fifth day of Navatri.The yearly temple festival of Vishalakshi Temple is celebrated on Kajali Tij (Black Third), the third lunar day (tij) of the waning fortnight in Bhadrapada, the last month of the Indian rainy season.