Chaitra Navratri 2023: Devotees throng to Durga temples to seek blessings
Hindustan TimesHuge crowds of devotees thronged to Maa Durga temples on Tuesday to pay their obeisance to the goddess on the first day of Chaitra Navratri which began on March 22 and will end on March 30. Read here: Chaitra Navratri 2023: Here's how the Hindu festival is celebrated in different parts of India The festival of Navratri is devoted to worshipping the nine incarnations of Durga where each day of this festival holds a different significance and is dedicated to the nine avatars of Maa Durga. During the nine-day celebrations, people pray to the nine avatars of Goddess Shakti, and on the last day, observe Ram Navami - celebrating Lord Rama's birth. Jammu and Kashmir: Devotees offer prayers at Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Katra PM Modi wishes the citizens on Chaitra Navratri UP CM Yogi Adityanath offers obeisance at Pateshwari Devi Temple External Affairs Minister greets people on Navratri Watch: Early morning aarti being performed at Jhandewalan temple in Delhi Watch: Devotees throng to Mumbadevi temple in Mumbai Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde took part in Navratri Shobha Yatra in Thane Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Chouhan wishes people on Navratri Watch: Early morning aarti being performed at Chhatarpur temple in Delhi Assam: Devotees flock to Kamakhya Devi temple in Guwahati Nitin Gadkari greets the nation on Chaitra Navratri Home Minister Amit Shah wishes people on Navratri