New Delhi, April 1 -- The morning Aarti was held at Jhandewalan Temple in New Delhi on the third day of the nine-day-long Chaitra Navratri festival on Tuesday.

Goddess Durga is worshipped in the form of Mata Chandraghanta on the third day of Navratri. Maa Chandraghanta is depicted with ten arms, each holding a weapon, a lotus flower, or a gesture of blessing (Abhaya Mudra).

Navratri, which means 'nine nights' in Sanskrit, is a Hindu festival celebrating Goddess Durga and her nine avatars, known collectively as Navdurga.

Hindus observe four Navratris throughout the year, but only two--Chaitra Navratri and Shardiya Navratri--are widely celebrated, as they coincide with the changing of the seasons. In India, Navratri is celebrated in vari...