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Dandiya Raas is the featured and most popular dance of Navratri evenings It is performed in the honour of Goddess Durga, dramatising a mock fight between the Goddess and Mahishasura - the mighty demon-king. The sticks of the dance represent the sword of Durga.
Dandiya Raas is performed after aarti. The special characteristic of the dance is the colourful costume worn by the dancers and the colourful sticks carried by them. Both men and women love to be seen dressed in their best traditional attire. The women wear traditional dresses such as colourful embroidered choli, ghagra and bandhani dupattas glittering with mirror work and heavy jewellery, while men look very attractive in their traditional colourful kedias.
The circular movements of Dandiya Raas to some extent are very complex, which can be done only with skill in the art form. The dancers strike the sticks with their partners and dance in circular motion, to the rhythm of the music played in the background.
Event | Date | Time | Info |
Navratri Begins At Temple |
9 Oct (Tue) |
8:00pm |
Mataji's Sathapan. Garba in the Mandir after evening Aarti |
Navratri Begins At Temple |
10 Oct (Wed) |
8:00pm |
Mataji's Sathapan. Garba in the Mandir after evening Aarti |
Navratri Begins At Temple |
11 Oct (Thu) |
8:00pm |
Mataji's Sathapan. Garba in the Mandir after evening Aarti |
Navarati at Patchway |
12 Oct (Fri) |
8:00pm - 00:00am |
Has been cancelled. Instead it will be played at The Mandhir. |
Navratri At Patchway |
13 Oct (Sat) |
8:00pm - 00.00pm |
Has been cancelled. Instead it will be played at The Mandhir. |
Navratri At Temple |
14 Oct (Sun) |
8:00pm |
Havan. |
Navratri At Temple |
15 Oct (Mon) |
8:00pm |
After evening aarti. |
Navratri At Temple |
16 Oct (Tue) |
8:00pm |
After evening aarti. |
Navratri At Temple |
17 Oct (Wed) |
8:00pm |
After evening aarti. |
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