thane as the nineday navratri festivities culminated in a carnivallike celebration on thursday devotees in the lake city broke their fasts and bid goodbye to goddess durga jyoti koppikar 39 a vrindavan society resident said during navratri we not only spend time worshiping ma durga but also mingle with the members of our community this festival is something we look forward to every year and now that its already over its a little heartbreaking amita shinde a hill gardens area resident said dussehra signifies the return of lord ram after defeating ravan and thus embodies the idea of good over evil the children spent the last few weeks creating an effigy out of old and discarded clothes and wooden sticks we burn this on the eve of dussehra before the immersion of the dhanya grains we have been offering the image of devi ma for nine days we also keep some of the grains in our homes to keep with us the blessings it has collected during navratri many worship their cars books computers and all that is connected to their professions and education we believe the elements connected to our work and education embodies goddess saraswati and we worship her in all these things said kaamini sakhardande a ghodbunder road resident for the bengali community the celebrations culminate with sindoor khela married women play holi with sindoor