Devotees visit the Mata Longa Wali Devi temple on the first day of Navratri celebrations in Amritsar, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.
PTIChildren dressed as 'Langurs' pay obeisance at the Bada Hanuman Mandir during the ongoing 'Langur Mela' in Amritsar, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. The Langur Mela is a unique festival in which parents bring their children dressed as Langur to pay obeisance at the temple daily for the nine-day Navratri festival.
PTIHindu devotees visit the Mata Longa Wali Devi temple on the first day of Navratri celebrations, in Amritsar, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.
PTIShiv Pratishthan supporters participate in ‘Durga Mata Daud’ on the first day of the ‘Navratri’ festival in Sangli, Maharashtra, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.
PTIDevotees take a holy dip in the Ganga River on the first day of the ‘Navratri’ festival in Patna, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.
PTIDevotees offer prayers at a temple on the first day of the ‘Navratri’ festival in Kanpur, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.
PTIDevotees carry an idol of Goddess Kali to a pandal on the eve of Navratri festival in Bhopal, Wednesday, Oct 2, 2024.
PTIDevotees at Shila Mata Mandir at Amer Fort on the first day of the ‘Navratri’ festival in Jaipur, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.
PTIDevotees carry an idol of Goddess Durga to the pandal on the eve of Navratri festival in Nagpur, Maharashtra, Wednesday, Oct 2, 2024.
PTIDevi talab temple illuminated on the eve of the nine-days long festival of Navratri in Jalandhar, Oct. 2, 2024.
PTIAn illuminated Kali Mathiya Temple, seen on the eve of Navratri festival, at Shastri Nagar in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Wednesday, Oct 2, 2024.
PTIA priest performs worship at the Bave Wali Mata Mandir on the eve of Navratri festival in Jammu, Wednesday, Oct 2, 2024.
PTIArtists take part in 'Garba' rehearsal on the eve of Navratri festival in Ahmedabad, Wednesday, Oct 2, 2024.
PTIDevotees arrive at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the first day of Navratri festival, in Reasi district, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.
PTIDevotees at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the first day of Navratri festival, in Reasi district, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.
PTIDevotees arrive at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the first day of Navratri festival, in Reasi district, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.
PTIDevotees walk towards the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the first day of Navratri festival, in Reasi district, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.
PTIA man makes red handprints on a wall as part of a tradition on the first day of the ‘Navratri’ festival, in Ahmedabad, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.
PTIDevotees receive 'Prasadam' after 'darshan' at the Jhandewala Devi Mandir on the first day of Navratri festival, in New Delhi, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.
PTIA devotee at the Jhandewala Devi Mandir on the first day of Navratri festival, in New Delhi, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.
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