Glimpses of Chaitra Navratri celebrations across India
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A devotee pours oil into the `Manokamna Jyoti Kalash` during Chaitra Navratri at the Maa Danteshwari Temple in Jagdalpur in Bastar district
Devotees perform `puja` at a temple in Patna
Locals wait to offer prayers at a temple in Varanasi
Devotees throng the Sheetla Mata Temple in Gurugram to take the blessings of the Goddess
Security personnel stand guard on the first day of the Chaitra Navratri festival, at the Darshani Deodi, Katra, in Reasi district
Shirdi airport begins night operations