Devotees converge at temples as Navratri begins

New Delhi: Devout Hindus converged at temples in New Delhi on Thursday morning, to mark the beginning of the nine-day long Hindu festival of Navratri, which is held in honour of the Goddess Durga. Making a beeline, the devotees converged at temples to offer morning prayers on the festival's first day, as they offer fruits and flowers to the goddess as an act of worship. Decked up with lights and flowers, the temples in Kanpur saw huge crowds of devotees. Meanwhile, people thronged to the temple in Jammu to offer prayers.