Navaratri 2019: Goddess Durga's Festival Celebrations Across India

Devotees offer 'Sandhi Puja' at a community pandel during Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata. (Image: PTI)

Devotees seek blessings from a girl child during 'Kumari Puja' ritual during Maha Ashtami, in Kolkata. (Image: PTI)

Participants take part a 2-km-long Chunari Yatra during the Navratri festival, in Indore. (Image: PTI)

Devotees make a formation of 'Swastik' on the occasion of Maha Aarti on 8th day of Nine-day long Navratri festival in Ahmedabad. (Image: PTI)

An artist dressed as 'Mahakali' performs a stunt with fire during the ongoing Durga Puja festival, in Jabalpur. (Image: PTI)

Devotees offer prayers on 'Maha Ashtami' durig Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata. (Image: PTI)

A Devotee holds a candle as he pays his respects in front of an idol of goddess Durga during the 'Durga Puja' festival in Amritsar. (Image: AFP)

Thousands of devotees hold Lamps to worship of 'Maha Arti' to Goddess Umiya on Durgashtmi at Umiyadham Temple in Surat. (Image: PTI)

A girl dressed up a goddess Durga for 'Kumari Puja' as part of Maha Ashtami celebrations during the ongoing Durga puja festival in Agartala. (Image: PTI)

Idols and decoration items made from recycles waste material at a Durga puja pandal in New Delhi. (Image: PTI)

Women blow conch shells at the opening of a Durga puja ‘pandal’ at Kalibari, Guwahati. (Image: PTI)

Family members decorate a statue of goddess Durga inside their house in Kolkata. (Image: AFP)

People purchase garlands at a wholesale flower market, during ongoing Durga puja festival in Kolkata. (Image: PTI)

Artists perform during an inauguration function for the Navratri festival in Ahmedabad. (Image: AP)

A devotee dressed as the goddess Maha Kali performs during Navratri festival celebrations in Ajmer in Rajasthan. (Image: AFP)

A woman decorates a statue of goddess Durga inside her house in Kolkata. (Image: AFP)

Visitors at a community puja pandal to celebrate 'Maha Saptami' of Durga Puja festival in Kolkata. (Image: PTI)

People take part in a 'Garba' programme on the first day of nine-day long Navrarti celebrations, at Kandivali in Mumbai. (Image: PTI)

Devotees wait in a queue to offer prayers at Khermai Temple on the first day of the Navratri festival in Jabalpur. (Image: PTI)

A artist dressed as Lord Hanuman performs at a Durga Puja event, in Ajmer, Rajasthan. (Image: PTI)

Artists perform during an inauguration function for the Navratri festival in Ahmedabad. (Image: AP)

Nepali women perform prayers during 'Kalash Satphna' on the first day of Navratri festival, at Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) ground in Ranchi. (Image: PTI)

A priest hold a child as he touches his forehead against the idol of Goddess Maa Alopi Shankari Devi to seek blessings on the first day of Navratri festival, in Prayagraj. (Image: PTI)

Foreigners wearing Indian traditional attire pose for photograph during an inauguration function for the Navratri festival in Ahmedabad. (Image: AP)

Artists perform during a procession on the occasion of the first day of Navratri festival at Katra, about 45 kms from Jammu. (Image: PTI)

Artists perform during an inauguration function for the Navratri festival in Ahmedabad. (Image: AP)

Devotees arrive to offer prayers at a temple on the first day of the Navratri festival, in New Delhi. (Image: PTI)

Participants performs during an event on the first day of nine-day long Navratri festival, in Ahmedabad. (Image: PTI)

Artists perform during an inauguration function for the Navratri festival in Ahmedabad. (Image: AP)

Artists perform during an inauguration function for the Navratri festival in Ahmedabad. (Image: AP)

Artists perform during an inauguration function for the Navratri festival in Ahmedabad. (Image: AP)

Artists stands during an inauguration function for the Navratri festival in Ahmedabad. (Image: AP)