The nine-day-long Chaitra Navratri festival began on Sunday, with the morning aarti being offered at temples across the national capital. On the first day of Navratri, Goddess Durga is worshipped in the form of Mata Shailputri.
Earlier on October 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings to fellow Indians on the first day of Navratri, wishing everyone an "auspicious" festival.
On the auspicious occasion of the first day of Navratri, Rubina Dilaik and Abhinav Shukla delighted their fans by revealing the adorable faces of their twin daughters, Edhaa and Jeeva.
As the festival of Sharadiya Navaratri begins, temples across the country witnessed a surge of devotees coming together to celebrate the first day of the nine-day festival dedicated to worshipping Goddess Durga.
'Jawar' is placed in a mud pot called 'Khappar' and it is installed on the first day of Navratri. It is a traditional form of worshipping Goddess Durga when the statues were not so popular. After the worship, the immersion of Jawar takes place on the last day of Navratri.
As the first day of Navratri is associated with the colour orange, Kajol took to Instagram and shared a few pictures of herself in a stunning orange saree.
Makers of the upcoming action film 'Singham Again' on the occasion of the first day of Navratri unveiled the first look of actor Deepika Padukone as the lady cop Shakti Shetty.
Devotees thronged the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati on Sunday, the first day of Shardiya Navratri. Long queues of devotees were seen inside the temple premises to worship goddess Durga and her nine incarnations.