Glimpses of Prime Minister Narendra Modi participating in Durga Puja celebrations at Chittaranjan Park in New Delhi on the occasion of Maha Ashtami on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
IMAGE: Modi performs aarti at Kali Bari, here and below. Photograph: Narendra Modi Photo Gallery/ANI Photo
Photograph: Narendra Modi Photo Gallery/ANI Photo
Photograph: Narendra Modi Photo Gallery/ANI Photo
Photograph: Narendra Modi Photo Gallery/ANI Photo
Photograph: Narendra Modi Photo Gallery/ANI Photo
Photograph: Narendra Modi Photo Gallery/ANI Photo
IMAGE: Modi performs Durga Aarti at the Kali Bari temple in Chittaranjan Park. Photograph: Narendra Modi Photo Gallery/ANI Photo
Devotees At The Durga Puja Pandal
IMAGE: Devotees at a community puja pandal on the occasion of Maha Ashtami in Prayagraj, here and below. Photograph: ANI Photo
Photograph: ANI Photo
Photograph: ANI Photo
Getting Ready For Dussehra
IMAGE: Artists carry the heads of Ravan to be adjoined with the effigy, ahead of Dussehra, in Akola. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: A worker prepares an effigy of Ravana ahead of Dussera in Ranchi. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Artists give final touches to the faces of Ravan ahead of Dussehra in Prayagraj. Photograph: ANI Photo
Photographs curated by Anant Salvi/Rediff
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff