A week before the Navratri festival, devotees carry goddess Durga's idol to pandal from the Lalbaug-based workshop.

As the Navratri festival is just around the corner, people gathered to welcome goddess Durga to their pandals

Navratri is a nine-day-long festival that is dedicated to worshiping nine avatars of Goddess Durga

Many devotees took part in the procession at Lalbaug to welcome the goddess

This year, the Navratri festival commences on September 26