Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 24 (ANI): Navaratri festival began at Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli with Goddess Ranganayaki being taken in a grand procession from her sanctum, adorned in special decorations, and seated in a silver palanquin.

The deity was carried around the temple prakaram and later reached the Kolumandapam, where special pujas and the traditional Mangala Aarthi were performed. At the front mandapam of Goddess Ranganayaki's shrine, the temple elephants Andal and Lakshmi performed a unique form of worship.

The Festival of Nine Nights, known as Navarathiri , is one of the most well-known and widely celebrated Hindu festival s.

According to the Central Government's Ministry of Tourism, Navarathiri is celebrat

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