Navratri 2023 Pictures- Religious fervour and gaiety marks Navratri celebrations – See images

Navratri 2023 Pictures: Religious fervour and gaiety marks Navratri celebrations – See images1/9

The air is filled with a sense of devotion and festive fervour as the devotees worship Goddess Durga. The Navratri festival is dedicated to nine forms of Maa Durga. The Navratri festivities are observed in the Sharad Ritu, according to the Hindu calendar and is also known as Sharadiya Navratri. As per the Panchang, this year Navratri begins on October 15 and ends on October 24. Here are some pictures from the festivities. Have a look:2/9

Devotees offer prayers on ‘Navratri’ festival at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati. (PTI Photo) 

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Artists at a religious procession during the Navratri celebrations in Amritsar. (PTI Photo)

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Differently-abled kids play Garaba and Dandiya during the Navratri celebrations at Andheri in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)

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Devotees light earthen lamps at the Kamakhya temple during ongoing Navratri festival in Guwahati. (PTI Photo) 

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Devotees offer prayers at Kali Mata temple during the ongoing Navratri festival, in Jammu. (PTI Photo)

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A Durga Puja pandal themed on the Shri Mahalaxmi Temple of Kolhapur illuminated during the Navratri festival in Bhopal. (PTI Photo) 

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Artists at a religious procession during the Navratri celebrations in Amritsar. (PTI Photo)

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Kenyan Hindu girls dance on the second-day of Navaratri festival in Nairobi, Kenya. The Hindu festival of Navratri, or nine nights, begins in Kenya. (AP Photo/Abdul Azim Sayyid)