Much like Ratha Yatra, Ganesh Chaturthi and Eid, India celebrated Navratri amid COVID-19 pandemic. The state governments issued various guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs) in each region. One of the most awaited festivals of the season will be celebrated in a low-key manner this year.

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Devotees take holy dip in Ganga river as they perform rituals on the first day of Navratri festival in Prayagraj on Saturday.
Children visit a Navratri pandal themed on schooling, ahead of Durga Puja festival in Mumbai.
Devotees offer prayers at Jhandewalan Temple on the first day of Navratri festival, in New Delhi.
Women stitch traditional dresses ahead for the Navratri festival in Surat.
Devotees carry an idol of Goddess Durga to be installed in a pandal on the eve of Navratri festival at Lalbaug in Mumbai.