A woman devotee applies tilak to fellow participants ahead of the Shobha Yatra at Shyamgiri Mandir, New Delhi, on 24 May 2026 — marking the ceremonial start of the procession bound for the Red Fort. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Devotees receive the sacred tilak blessing at Shyamgiri Mandir before joining the Shobha Yatra procession to Red Fort, New Delhi, on 24 May 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Ahead of the Shobha Yatra on 24 May 2026, a woman devotee at Shyamgiri Mandir applies tilak as part of pre-procession rituals before the march converges at Red Fort, New Delhi. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
A woman devotee pauses to quench her thirst at Shyamgiri Mandir, New Delhi, ahead of the Shobha Yatra procession to Red Fort on 24 May 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
A woman devotee carries a spiritual book ahead of the Shobha Yatra at Shyamgiri Mandir, New Delhi, on 24 May 2026, as the procession prepares to converge at Red Fort. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Devotees don colourful caps at Shyamgiri Mandir ahead of the Shobha Yatra on 24 May 2026, as participants gather before the procession's march to Red Fort, New Delhi. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Women devotees wearing vibrant caps assemble at Shyamgiri Mandir, New Delhi, ahead of the Shobha Yatra on 24 May 2026, set to converge at the historic Red Fort. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Adorned in colourful caps, women devotees at Shyamgiri Mandir prepare to join the Shobha Yatra marching toward Red Fort, New Delhi, on 24 May 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Devotees arrive at Shyamgiri Mandir, New Delhi, to join the Shobha Yatra on 24 May 2026 — a religious procession that concludes at the landmark Red Fort. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Delhi Police personnel stand guard at Shyamgiri Mandir ahead of the Shobha Yatra on 24 May 2026, ensuring security for the procession en route to Red Fort. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Security personnel maintain a visible presence along the Shobha Yatra route from Shyamgiri Mandir to Red Fort, New Delhi, on 24 May 2026, as Delhi Police oversees the procession. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Devotees dressed in traditional sarees participate in the Shobha Yatra originating at Shyamgiri Mandir and converging at Red Fort, New Delhi, on 24 May 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Devotees from across New Delhi gathered on 24 May 2026 for the Shobha Yatra — a religious procession that set out from Shyamgiri Mandir and converged at the historic Red Fort. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)