Ushering in Navratri
Seeing traffic jams and crowds is nothing new for Mumbaikars. But yesterday, such a scene usually meant that an idol of the goddess Durga had arrived in the area and was being installed. One of our colleagues was in an autorickshaw in Thane, and fell victim to slow traffic.

An idol of Goddess Durga installed by the Paschim Vibhag Navratra Mandal at Dombivili west. Pic/Shrikant Khuperkar