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Navratri festival in india - nine nights of dance & celebration |
mount abu ,16 sep | The upcoming and the longest festival of mount abu 'Navratri' ( nav : nine , ratri : nights ) nine nights each dedicated to one of the nine incarnations of lord shiva's wife parwati when devotees gathers at the goddess temples and collectively dance in an anti clockwise circle called 'garba dance'.
Mount Abu being in rajasthan is geogrophically located at the frontier of gujarat state in the south. in the town there is an fusion of rajasthani & gujarati culture which can be observed in textiles, language, food and even the festivals. garba dance originated from gujarat as the dance of krishna and gopi's and spread out to other parts of the world including the world renowned tourist destination 'mt. abu' .
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Kaali temple in mount abu where the festival is organized every year |
Due to the corona virus pandaemic this year the local ''Navratri Festival Commitee'' met with the young and humble, newly posted sub divisional magistrate dr. gaurav saini and reached to the decision that the festival will not be organized this year ensuring the safety of the natives and tourists both. The festival duration was destined from 17th october to 25th october.
The meeting held at the SDM office in the presence of 'The chairmen of the navratri festival comitee - Suresh Thinger, Munciple Board's health & cleanliness comitee chairmen amit makwana and ajay bansal .
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