During Navaratri, country is in total festive mood. Festive mood in Gujarat has its own aura altogether. While most of North India is busy fasting and worshipping Godess Durga, Kolkata worships Maa Kali. What happens in Gujarat is altogether different! It hosts world's biggest dance festival. I had made a wish last year to attend dance festival or Garba in Gujarat this year. By chance this year, I got an opportunity to attend the same. The offer was made to me by Gujarat Tourism. I was excited at the offer as I had heard alot about the Garba. Plus I was impressed by costumes of movie Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam most of which was shot in Gujarat.
My reaction to Garba in Gujarat
Soon we went to GDMC ground where inauguration of Garba Celebration was to be held It was a grand calebration. Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri. Vijay Rupani inaugurated the ceremony Hon’ble with Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri. Nitin Patel, Shri. Parimal Nathwani, MP, Jharkhand, Shri. Ganpatsinh Vasava, Minister of Tourism, Government of Gujarat, Shri. Shankar Chaudhary, MoS, Health and Family Welfare, Government of Gujarat, Shri. Pradipsinh Jadeja, Minister of Law, Government of Gujarat, Dr. J.N. Singh, Chief Secretary, Government of Gujarat, Shri. Kamleshbhai Patel, Chairman, Gujarat Tourism, Ambassadors of various countries and many other senior officials of the Gujarat Government.
- Inauguration of Garba in Gujarat
- Garba in Gujarat
It was followed by award winners of Kabbaddi. Then there was grand dance performance with many artists young ones and adults that danced in vibrant colours with beautiful tunes.
There were many unique dancing postures .
There were many unique dancing postures .
- Garba in Gujarat
Girls even danced with 10 matkas on their heads and there was a special dance performance of keeping 50 matkas on the head.
Nidhi KM
- Dance-with-several-matkas-on-head
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