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On Maha Ashtami 2021, celebs and leaders perform puja - This is how India celebrates Navratri and Durga Puja!

The festival of Durga Puja 2021 began on October 11 with a lot of fervor and excitement - though the celebration is a little low-key this year keeping COVID-19 pandemic protocol in place. Bollywood actress Kajol along with sister Tanishaa Mukerji and mother Tanuja were spotted at a Durga Puja pandal.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performed a ritual during the Navratri Puja, at the Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur.

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a beautiful sand sculpture of Maa Durga.

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(Pics courtesy: ANI, PTI and Viral Bhayani)

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Updated:Oct 13, 2021, 04:49 PM IST

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Kajol celebrates Maha Ashtami

Bollywood actress Kajol was seen celebrating Maha Ashtami at a Durga Puja Pandal in Mumbai (Viral Bhayani).

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Kajol, mother Tanuja and sister Tanishaa Mukherjee clicked together

A beautiful picture of Kajol with her mother Tanuja and sister Tanishaa Mukherjee from Maha Ashtami 2021 celebration. (Viral Bhayani)

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A beautiful sad art of Maa Durga

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture of Goddess Durga using seashells on the occasion of the Durga Puja festival, in Puri on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)

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Yogi Adityanath performs puja

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performs rituals during the Navratri Puja, at the Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)

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A special COVID-19 themed Durga Puja pandal

North Dinajpur: A community puja pandal based on the theme of ''Fight Against Coronavirus'' during the Durga Puja festival, at Raiganj in North Dinajpur district, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. (PTI Photo)

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Maha Ashtami 2021 celebrated in Kolkata

Kolkata: Girls during ''Kumari Puja'' on ''Maha Ashtami'' of the Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. (PTI Photo)