Mehndi To Palm Prints And Pure Devotion: Navratri Celebrations Across India In Pics

Navratri is a vibrant Hindu festival celebrated over 9 nights. It is dedicated to Goddess Durga, and marks the triumph of good over evil.

Navratri is a vibrant and revered Hindu festival celebrated over 9 nights. This festival dedicated to Goddess Durga, is a joyous and auspicious festival which celebrates the triumph of good over evil.

Mehndi is applied on the hands of a devotee at a free training centre on the campus of the Jhandewala Devi Mandir in Delhi during Navratri celebrations. (Photo: PTI)

Two women light lamps at the Baba Sidh Goria temple during Navratri celebrations, in Jammu. (Photo: PTI)

Devotees offer prayers at a temple on the first day of the Navratri festival, in Kanpur. (Photo: PTI)

A man makes red palm prints on a wall as part of a tradition on the first day of the Navratri festival, in Ahmedabad. Making palm prints is a way to invite Goddess Durga into one's home and to seek her blessings. (Photo: PTI)

A woman offers prayers at Mata Longa Wali Devi temple, in Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

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