Mumbai: Bollywood singer Abhijit Bhattacharya at a pandal during the Durga Puja festival at Lokhandwala in Mumbai on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai: Devotees perform the Kumari Puja on the occasion of Ashtami during the Navratri festival at Ramakrishna Mission, in Mumbai on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai: A girl dressed as Goddess Durga takes part in Kumari Puja on the occasion of Ashtami during the Navratri festival in Mumbai on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Howrah: Monks offer prayers in front of a Goddess Durga idol at Belur Math on the occasion of Maha Ashtami in Howrah on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Birbhum: Devotees offer prayers on the occasion of Maha Ashtami in Suri, Birbhum on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Caption: Patna: Kumari Puja on the occasion of Maha Ashtami at Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama in Patna on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Patna: A young girl during the Kumari Puja on the occasion of Maha Ashtami at Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama in Patna on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Patna: A priest performs Kumari Puja, the ritual of worshipping a young girl as the living embodiment of Goddess Durga, on the occasion of Maha Ashtami at Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama in Patna on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

Moradabad: Devotees gather in large numbers to offer prayers at a temple on the occasion of Maha Ashtami during the Navratri celebrations, in Moradabad on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. (Photo: IANS)

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