A what-to-do list for Navaratri if you are in Kochi

A what-to-do list for Navaratri if you are in Kochi

The idol of goddess Durga at the Keral Banga Samskriti Sangha’s (KBSS) Sarvajanin Durgotsav | Photo Credit: RK Nithin There is more to Navaratri than fasting, feasting, and prayer… it is also about celebration, camaraderie and cheer. Here is a list of things to do in the city during the penultimate days of the festival […]

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Dandiya and garba performances in Thiruvananthapuram take Navarathri festivities to a crescendo

Dandiya and garba performances in Thiruvananthapuram take Navarathri festivities to a crescendo

Members of Shree Gujarati Samaj performing garba as part of the Navarathri festivities in Thiruvananthapuram | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT It is time to dress up and take the dance floor. Dandiya and Garba performances — the traditional dance forms from Gujarat performed during the nine-day Navarathri festival — are being organised in Thiruvananthapuram this […]

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Navarathri celebrations get livelier in Kochi after two years pandemic slowdown

Navarathri celebrations get livelier in Kochi after two years pandemic slowdown

Navaratri festivities get underway with song, dance, cultural shows and food in Kochi Navaratri festivities get underway with song, dance, cultural shows and food in Kochi “He’s a Navrathri phenomenon,” says Vandana Agarawal, a Bangalorean who has lived in the city for 25 years.  She is talking about Gopi Chettan who appears every Navrathri in […]

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