Navratri 2017: Hema Malini, Shilpa Shetty And Other Stars Bring Along Festive Vibes

New Delhi: The festival of Navratri (literally meaning nine nights), which is dedicated to the worship of Goddess Durga, starts today on September 21. Navratri festivities are all over the Internet with celebrities like Anil Kapoor, Hema Malini and Shilpa Shetty posting about the festival on social media. The Bollywood stars have thanked Goddess Durga for showering her blessings upon them. Celebrating the onset of Navratri, actress Hema Malini shared a beautiful picture of Maa Durga, with her nine Navratri 'Prasads'. For the picture, the 68-year-old actress wrote: "Happy Navratri to all my friends here and all over the world!"

Take a look at this picture of Goddess Durga shared by Hema Malini here:
 

Happy Navratri to all my friends here & all over the world! pic.twitter.com/nvCgRJv5Gi

— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) September 21, 2017

Actress Shilpa Shetty posted a picture of beautifully decorated puja thali on Instagram today with a heartfelt message that read: "Happy Navratri to everyone, may Mata Rani bless, protect and make us stronger. Have faith and the see her magic unfold."

Take a look at Shilpa Shetty's bright puja thali here:
 

 

Happy Navratri to everyone, May Mata Rani bless,protect and make us stronger. Have faith and the see her magic unfold..#navratri #celebration #puja #faith

A post shared by Shilpa Shetty Kundra (@theshilpashetty) on Sep 20, 2017 at 11:40pm PDT

Actor Anil Kapoor, who is currently prepping for his upcoming film Fanney Khan, co-starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, also posted a picture featuring himself on Instagram wishing everyone a great Navratri.

Here's what he shared:
 

 

Soak in the rays of hope & positivity that the Almighty showers upon all those who believe. May He bless us today & always!! #Happynavratri!

A post shared by anilskapoor (@anilskapoor) on Sep 20, 2017 at 10:20pm PDT

Actress Vidya Balan, who is currently awaiting the release of her film Tumhari Sulu, posted a picture of herself with a strong message on the occasion of Navratri. She wrote: "Lets honour and celebrate the Goddess in and around us, starting today. Happy Navratri all."
 

 

Lets honour & celebrate the Goddess in & around us,starting today ... Happy Navratri all .. Lets open our hearts and souls to receiving & abundance !! P.S:Thankoo @rickroyco for making me look my best and clicking my best pics too !!

A post shared by Vidya Balan (@balanvidya) on Sep 20, 2017 at 11:12am PDT

The most prominent of Navratri posts by celebrities is perhaps the ones by actress Deepika Padukone, who delighted her fans by posting the first posters of her much-awaited film Padmavati on Twitter.
 

#Padmavati @FilmPadmavati pic.twitter.com/hYJonZCEEH

— Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) September 21, 2017

Here are some other celebrity tweets wishing everyone 'A Very Happy Navratri': Farhan Akhtar, who recently featured in Lucknow Central, tweeted this:
 

Wish you all a happy Navratri.

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) September 21, 2017

 

#HappyNavratri

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) September 21, 2017

We too wish everyone Happy Sharad Navratri 2017!