New Delhi, March 19 -- Delhi CM Rekha Gupta offered prayers at Jhandewalan Temple in New Delhi on the first day of Chaitra Navaratri. She also extended her wishes on the occasion.

Speaking to ANI, she said, "I extend my best wishes to the citizens of Delhi and the country on Navratri. I pray before Maa to bless our country in every circumstance so that we do not face any challenge and progress ahead, and Delhi emerges as a developed city."

Meanwhile, devotees thronged temples across several cities on the first day of Chaitra Navratri, offering prayers and seeking blessings.

In Gorakhpur, people visited Golghar Kali Mandir, while in Lucknow, devotees gathered at Maa Chandrika Devi Temple to offer prayers. Similar scenes were witnessed a...