On Vijayadashami, devotees bid an emotional farewell to Maa Durga as the goddess was immersed following traditional rituals across Cyber City and surrounding sectors in Gurugram. The celebrations began with worship and aarti, followed by the Sindoor Khela, in which women applied vermilion to the deity and sought blessings for marital bliss.

At the community centre in Sector 15, Part 2, during the Durga Utsav organised by the Purva Palli Durga Samiti, Maa Durga was sent off through the Darpan Visarjan (immersion through a mirror) and Bandhan Khol (untying of bonds) rituals. Immersions were also carried out in Sectors 4, 40, 46, 56, 57, and 108, adhering to traditional customs.

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Female devotees danced and bid an emotional farewell to Maa Durga.

Earlier, on Navami, the ninth day of Shardiya Navratri, devotees completed their fasting rituals by worshipping Maa Siddhidatri, the ninth form of Maa Durga, and performing Kanjak Pujan (worship of young girls) to pray for happiness, prosperity, and well-being.

Married women devotees performing Sindoor Khela during the Durga Utsav.

Due to large crowds, strict security arrangements were in place at all major Devi temples, including CCTV surveillance and deployment of plainclothes male and female police personnel. Devotees began arriving at temples from early morning.

Female devotees celebrating the Durga Utsav.

At the Shri Sheetla Mata Mandir, CEO Sumit Kumar performed rituals along with his family, offering prayers into the havan (sacred fire). Devotees also thronged temples such as Shri Mata Chintpurni Mandir, Shri Sai Baba Mandir (DLF Phase-3), Shri Shyamji Mandir (New Colony), Prachin Ghanteshwar Mandir, Siddheshwar Mandir, Gauri Shankar Mandir, and Mata Mandir, performing puja and receiving prasad until the afternoon.

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A woman performs a worship ritual on the idol of Goddess Durga.

Many temples concluded the festival with bhajans and kirtans, while devotees who had not performed Kanya Pujan on Ashtami offered prayers to nine young girls on Navami, feeding them halwa, puri, and chickpeas.