Chaitra Navaratri Day 1: Devotees throng temples nationwide for goddess Durga blessings

Chaitra Navaratri Day 1: Chaitra Navratri is a nine-day festival that usually falls in the months of March or April, depending on the Hindu lunar calendar.

This year the festival commences today and will culminate with the celebration of Ram Navami. 

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Devotees from all corners of the country gathered at temples on the auspicious first day of Chaitra Navaratri, marking the beginning of a nine-day festival dedicated to the worship of Goddess Durga. With fervent prayers and offerings, worshippers sought divine blessings for health, prosperity, and happiness.

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The atmosphere in temples was filled with spirituality and devotion as devotees performed traditional rituals and offered floral tributes to the deity. Pandits and priests conducted elaborate ceremonies, invoking the blessings of Goddess Durga and her divine manifestations.
During these nine days, the devotees worship various types of Durga, known as Navadurga.
Streets wore a festive look with the locals performing Pooja.

Several temples were also reverberated with the chants of 'Jai Mata Di' since morning. Devotees also performed hawans and other rituals to celebrate the festival.
 
During the nine days of Chaitra Navaratri, it is believed that nine different avatars of the goddess are worshipped.

#WATCH | Jammu and Kashmir: Devotees throng Mata Vaishno Devi Temple in Katra on the first day of Chaitra Navaratri. pic.twitter.com/KnUKbNpqTA — ANI (@ANI) April 9, 2024

The celebrations also mark the start of the Hindu New Year as per the Luni-solar calendar, and people in Maharastra celebrate it as Gudi Padwa, while Kashmiri Hindus observe it as Navreh.

Devotees also thronged Ayodhya's Ram Temple which is celebrating the festival for the first time. Early morning Aarti was performed at Badi Devkali Mata Temple on the occasion.

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The celebration of Chaitra Navaratri serves as a reminder of hope, faith, and resilience. It is a time for devotees to reaffirm their devotion to the divine and seek solace in the blessings of Goddess Durga. 

#WATCH | Prayagraj, UP: Devotees take a holy dip and offer prayers at the confluence of River Ganga and River Yamuna on the occasion of the first day of Chaitra Navaratri pic.twitter.com/gCO0Mg6vly — ANI (@ANI) April 9, 2024

This year, Chaitra Navratri begins on April 9, 2024, and concludes on April 17, 2024. 
 

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