Navratri Festival to start in Ahmedabad from tomorrow : News and Videos
From tomorrow youth and people of Ahmedabad will dance up to the Garba tunes as Navratri begins. This Navratri will be 9 days long duration.
The streets of Law Garden, Rani no Hajiro and Nehrunagar were crowded all week as people kept shopping till last moment. Most garba organizers are fully geared for a good show and most are expecting footfalls of 10,000 and upwards, depending on the size of their venue.
There are religious celebrations in walled city and apartments in the city with Garba in small groups like Sheri Garbas held in earleir days. 9 days are considered to be auspicious for launch of new projects, business ventures, purchase of property and vehicles and for social occasions. There is a traditional celebration of Navratri in walled city and small towns.
In contrast, there is a big Navratri celebration in clubs and party plots with DJ party and popular singer/performers with extravagant lighting and sound effects, live coverage, entry passes, big event organizers and celebrity visits at the site. Youth gets tattoo painted on their face, wrist and girls especially on neck or back. Tattoo studios gets good business this days. Youth generally temporary tattoos made or paste stickers on them. Girls turn up in traditional Chaniya Choli and boys in Kediyu-Kurta. They use Dandiya to play Garba during the Season. In end of every Garba, there is invariablly a call for SANEDO… SANEDO.. SANEDO.. which enlighten all youth and people at the site.
People keep lamp lighted in their houses with worshipping of Goddess Amba by doing bhajans and taking Darshan, preparing special Prasad and offering it to goddess. Devotees observe fast for 9 days. Temples are full of devotees coming for Darshan.
Celebration of Navratri is very famous in Gujarat and India. Even in abroad countries like USA, UK, Canada and Australia engage Indian Garba artists and enjoy Garba on large scale. NRIs Non Resident Indians connect with India from abroad. Their body is in foreign land by soul is in Indian soil.
Ahmedabad Police Commissioner has permitted youth to play Garba upto 12 o’clock in the night.
As a security arrangement, police will be among crowd to avoid cases of teasing girls by romeos said Ahmedabad police.
