Photo gallery: Navratri 2018 celebrations begin across India

Devotees take a holy dip in River Ganga on the first day of the Navratri festival in Allahabad, Wednesday, Oct 10, 2018. (PTI Photo) 

Artistes rehearse Garba Dance at Vibrant Navratri programme in Ahmedabad, Wednesday on October 10, 2018. (PTI Photo)

Devotees wait in queues to offer prayers at Vindhyavasini Temple on the first day of the Navratri festival in Mirzapur, Wednesday, Oct 10, 2018. (PTI Photo) 

A boy dressed up as a langur to offer respect to Lord Hanuman, as people wait to pray at the Durgiana temple on the first day of the nine-day long Navratri festival, in Amritsar, Wednesday, Oct 10, 2018. (PTI Photo).

Devotees wait in a queue to offer prayers at Khermai Temple on the first day of the Navratri festival in Jabalpur, Wednesday, Oct 10, 2018. (PTI Photo) 

Artists perform during a procession on the occasion of the first day of Navratri festival at Katra, about 45 kms from Jammu,Wednesday Oct 10, 2018. (PTI Photo)