Navratri 2023: Devotees throng Mata temples across the country on 1st day of festival
During the nine-day Navratri festival, devotees worship Maa Durga's nine incarnations in order to obtain her blessings.
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The nine-day long festival of Navratri began today, October 15. Hindu devotees thronged Mata Temples across the country on Sunday, the first day of Shardiya Navratri. In this photo, devotees can be seen waiting in queues to offer prayers at Vindhyavasini temple on the first day of the Navratri festival, in Mirzapur.(PTI)
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Priests perform 'Ganga aarti' on the first day of the Navratri festival at Assi Ghat, in Varanasi.(PTI)
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Devotees wait in queues at 'Darshani Deodi' on the way to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the first day of the Navratri festival, at Katra in Reasi district.(PTI)
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Devotees offering prayers at Kali Bari temple on the occasion of Navratri in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.(HT Photo/Deepak Gupta)
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