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A view of Durga Nag Temple during the Navratri festival, in Srinagar. | Photo: PTI/Burhaan Kinu
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Mata Vaishno Devi shrine during Navratri festival, in Katra. | Photo: PTI
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An artist prepares effigies of demon king Ravan, Kumbhkaran and Meghnad ahead of Dussehra festival, in Ajmer. | Photo: PTI
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High-rise buildings remain shrouded amid hazy conditions, in Gurugram. | Photo: PTI
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People gather after a fire broke out in the kitchen of a hotel on the first floor of Kohinoor Square, at Dadar West, in Mumbai. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
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A hand painted signboard installed by Urooj Music Foundation team after completing a cleanup drive, in Ladakh. | Photo: Handout via PTI
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An aerial view of pilgrims at Kedarnath Temple, in Rudraprayag. | Photo: PTI
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performs 'Kanya Pujan' rituals on Maha Navami during the Navratri festival, at Gorakhnath Temple, in Gorakhpur. | Photo: PTI
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Members of the traditional Koli community and fishermen protest outside the Mumbai Suburban District Collector's Office in Bandra, opposing the BMC's proposed Manori Desalination Plant, in Mumbai. | Photo: PTI
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Jammu and Kashmir’s batters and Vidarbha's players on the second day of a Ranji Trophy cricket match between Jammu and Kashmir and Vidarbha, in Srinagar. | Photo: PTI/Burhaan Kinu
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Students write their Class 10th annual Board examination at an examination centre, in Srinagar. Around one lakh students are appearing for the Class 10th examinations across Kashmir following the Jammu and Kashmir Government's decision to hold the annual exams in the October session. | Photo: PTI
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during a meeting with SWIFT CEO Javier Perez-Tasso, in New Delhi. | Photo: @DrSJaishankar/X via PTI
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Bihar Health Minister Nishant Kumar offers prayers before Goddess Durga at a puja pandal during Navratri festival celebrations, in Patna. | Photo: PTI
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Security personnel, along with a sniffer dog, maintain strict vigil at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan shrine during the 'Navratri' festival, in Katra. | Photo: PTI
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Secretary of Shri Panchayati Mahanirvani Akhara, Mahant Yamuna Puri, offers food to a young girl during 'Kanya Pujan' rituals at Mahanirvani Akhara, in Prayagraj. | Photo: PTI
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Newly appointed Governor of Uttarakhand Dhal Singh Bisen takes the oath of office at Raj Bhavan, in Dehradun. | Photo: @pushkardhami/X via PTI
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AICC General Secretary in-charge for Uttarakhand Kumari Selja greets senior leader Ramsharan Nautiyal as he officially joins the Indian National Congress, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
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Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary performs 'Kanya Pujan' during the Navaratri festival, at Loksevak Awas. | Photo: @samrat4bjp/X via PTI
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Police personnel sit outside the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal following a recent stampede-like situation, in Kolkata. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
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Priests perform rituals before young girls dressed as Goddess Durga during 'Kumari Puja' as part of Durga Puja festival celebrations, in Kolkata. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta performs 'Kanya Pujan' on Maha Navami during Navratri festival, in New Delhi. | Photo: @gupta_rekha/X via PTI
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Young girls dressed as Goddess Durga during 'Kumari Puja' as part of Durga Puja festival celebrations, in Kolkata. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
