Navratri 2022: Devotees across India throng temples to offer prayers

Temples across India are all decked up and welcoming devotees for the nine-day Navratri festival. Hundreds of devotees thronged the temples as the celebrations began on September 26.

Devotees hold cups of milk and water as they prepare to offer rituals on the occasion of the Navratri festival at the Mata Longa Wali Devi Temple in Amritsar. Credit: AFP Photo

Mata Vaishno Devi Bhavan is all decked up for the Navratri festival at Katra in Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir. Credit: PTI Photo

Devotees at the illuminated Kudroli Gokarnanatha Temple in Mangaluru. Credit: PTI Photo

Devotees in large numbers are seen offering prayers at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati. Credit: PTI Photo

A devotee with her infant offers prayers at a Ma Kali Temple on the first day of the Navratri festival, in Moradabad. Credit: PTI Photo

Devotees are seen performing a bhajan while offering prayers on the occasion of the Navratri festival at the Mata Longa Wali Devi Temple in Amritsar. Credit: AFP Photo

Devotees throng the historical Shila Devi Temple at Amer Fort on the first day of Navratri festival in Jaipur. Credit: PTI Photo

Devotees visit a Ma Kali temple on the first day of Navratri festival in Moradabad. Credit: PTI Photo

Hundreds of devotees are seen walking towards Mata Vaishno Devi shrine on the first day of the Navratri festival at Katra in J&K. Credit: PTI Photo

Devotees visit the Barah Devi Temple on the first day of Navratri festival in Kanpur. Credit: PTI Photo

Devotees offer prayers at the Jwalamukhi Mata Temple on the first day of the Navratri festival, in Beawar, Rajasthan. Credit: PTI Photo

Vaishno Devi Bhawan is illuminated on the first day of the 'Navratri' festival at Katra in Jammu and Kashmir. Credit: PTI Photo

A tableau based on the theme 'Narmada Parikrama' during the Navratri festival celebrations in Bhopal. Credit: PTI Photo