Thousands of devotees visited temples across India on the first day of Shardiya Navratri, offering prayers to Goddess Durga amid elaborate rituals and long queues. Celebrations spanned Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended greetings on the second day of Shardiya Navratri, dedicated to Goddess Brahmacharini. Sharing a devotional song, he prayed for courage and restraint for devotees. CMs Yogi Adityanath and Pushkar Singh Dhami also conveyed wishes.
On the first day of Shardiya Navratri, PM Modi extended festive greetings, linking devotion with GST 2.0 reforms. Rajnath Singh and Yogi Adityanath also conveyed wishes, invoking blessings for prosperity and self-reliance.