Navratri is a festival dedicated to the worship of the Hindu deity Durga.The word Navaratri literally means nine nights in Sanskrit. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Shakti are worshiped. The tenth day is Dussehra where devotees celebrate the victory of good over evil. Navratri is considered to be the world’s longest dance festival, a very important and major festival in the western states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Karnataka during which the traditional dance of Gujarat called Garba and Dandiya-Raas dance is widely performed. Garba originated in the state of Gujarat in India. Traditionally, it is performed during the Navarātrī.
Either the Garba Lamp or an image of the Goddess, Durga (Amba) is placed in the middle of concentric rings for worshipping the Devi.# TIME: 18:00 to 23:00#Entry: 20 PLN *** Children, Minor up till age 15 year enters for FREE!# MUSIC: Traditional Garba and Dandiya music! Garba / Raas / 3 Tali / Hinch / Timali and many more Navratri Specials (No other type of Music will be played! so please NOTE!)# FOOD: As every year, special Gujarati Food and Indian dishes will be available at the event. (All the food items served on the day will be vegetarian)# CODE DRESSES / ATTIRE: – Traditional Indian, oriental or casual dress * The Navratri dressing, i.e. Chaniya Choli and Kediyu, will be appreciated# AWARDS & GIFTS: > Best dance performance (male-female) > Best Traditional dress (attire) (Male-female) > And many more gifts are to be distributed on the day.
