Yeh Hai India: Capturing Events And Moods Across Our Incredible Country.
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IMAGE: Artists dressed up in traditional attire rehearse for the Navratri festival on the Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad. Photograph: ANI Photo
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IMAGE: A lady in Dharavi, north central Mumbai, decorates a Garba Pot ahead of the Navratri festival which begins on Monday, September 26, 2022. Photograph: Sahil Salvi
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IMAGE: The festival is celebrated for nine days. Photograph: Sahil Salvi
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IMAGE: Each day is worshipped for the 9 avatars of Goddess Durga. Photograph: Sahil Salvi
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IMAGE: People also wear nine colours (wear apparel of that colour for that day) that depict each of the goddesses. Photograph: Sahil Salvi
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IMAGE: A family in Mumbai creates Garba pots for Navratri. Photograph: Sahil Salvi
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Photograph: Sahil Salvi
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Photograph: Sahil Salvi
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Photographs curated by Anant Salvi and Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com