Gujarat to host Navratri 2009 Grand Garba Festival – Diplomats from 84 countries to witness

It’s all set for Mega Navratri 2009 Garba festival to be commenced on September 19 in 2009. Diplomats from 84 countries will visit Gujarat to witness the grand event which will be held at GMDC ground in Ahmedabad. Gujarat government is estimated that they will spend more than 9 crore rupees for Grand Navratri 2009 Garba Festival event. Chief Minister of Gujarat, Mr Narendra Modi will inaugurate the event.

Press Trust of India reports:

  • Gujarat government in partnership with industry associations has organised a grand Navratri festival to be inaugurated on September 19 in presence of foreign diplomats from 84 countries. “The Navratri Garba festival has been organised at GMDC ground here, which will be daily visited by over one lakh people,” Tourism secretary D K Rao, who is in charge of the event, said.
  • According to Mr. Rao, apart from Garba and other cultural programmes, many theme pavilions on a wide range of issues like global warming, green energy among others have been set up at the venue.
  • Rao added that local artistes and those from Delhi, Haryana, Manipur, Goa, Assam, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and some others states will participate in the cultural events to be held simultaneously with the traditional street Garbas.

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Durga Navratri is the most celebrated festive season in Gujarat. It involves in Durga Puja along with Dus Mahavidya pooja, Dandiya and Garba dances. Rasleela is the main event during Navratri in the state of Gujarat. Gujaratis consider Navratri as their second largest festival after Sri Krishna Janmashtami. But culturally, Navratri remains on top for the people of the state, as they celebrate the festival in rocking atmosphere of Dandiya and Garba dances.

Though, Durga Navratri 2009 rituals and pujas start from 19th September 2009, the arrangements or preparations or rehearsals for Dandiya Garba Raas have been started a month ago.

Another important aspect of Navratri celebrations in Gujarat is the concept of colours. During the festival, a particular colour of sari or dress is worn by women on particular day. The Goddess of the day and the colour of that day will change year to year.

Here you can check 9 colours of Navratri 2009 or colours of dresses or saris to wear during Navratri 2009

Though, Navratri in Gujarat is dedicated to Goddess Ambaji, also known as Ambika or Amba, Navadurga, nine aspects of Goddess Durga, are also worshipped during Navratri along with Dasamahavidya, ten Supreme Tantrik Goddesses. The nine avatars worshipped during the festival are – Amba, Tara, Shorashi (Lalita), Bhuvaneshwari, Chinnamasta, Bhairavi, Dhumavathi, Bagalamukhi and Matangi.

Durga Navratri 2009 begins with Ghatasthapana on September 19th and ends with Vijaya Dasami or Dussehra on September 28th. Generally, Navratras in Gujarat are dedicated to Goddess Ambamata who is known as the guardian Goddess of Gujarat. Navratri festivities conclude with Durga Visarjan on Vijaya Dashami day. Nowadays, people are prolonging the day of Visarjan for some local, regional and commercial reasons.

Various Gujarati communities all around the world have been planning to conduct Dandiya Garba Raas events during Navratri 2009. Some of the communities have already started their ground work and some other are already started their celebrations.

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Navratri 2009 Raas Garba in Australia – Navratri 2009 celebrations

Navratri Raas Garba, a cultural festival dance of Gujaratis, is celebrated with much enthusiasm in Australian places like New South Wales, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, where most of the Indian communities live. For this year, 2009, Navratri will be celebrated in tremendous atmosphere. In spite of so called racial attacks and some unfortunate incidents occurred in Australia, 2009 Navratri will be more passionate year for Raas Garba lovers. The calendar of the events of Navratri 2009 Raas Garba is given below:

  • Gujarati Association of NSW presents Garba 2009:
  • 25th, 26th, 27th Sept and 3rd, 4th Oct 2009
  • Navratri Cultural Group presents
  • Venue:    Menai High School Community Hall
  •               Gerald Road, ILLAWONG 2234
  • Date:      Saturday, September 19, 2009
  • Time:      6:30 pm (sharp) to 11:00 pm
  • Navratri 2009 Raas Garba in Melbourne :
  • Gujarati Association of Victoria presents Navratri 2009
  •  Dates and time: September  19th, 25th, 26th  : 8pm to midnight
  • Venue: Oakleigh Recreation Centre [ ORC ], Park Road, Oakleigh
  • September 20th, 27th 5pm to 8pm [ Members Only ]
  • St Judges Hall, 53 George Street, Scoresby
  • Navaratri 2009 Raas Garba in Brisbane:
  • Gujarati Association of Queensland presents Navratri 2009
  • 19th – 20th , Centenary High state School, Jindalee
  • 21st – 24th , Oxley State High School, Oxley
  • 25th – 27th, Centenary High State School, Jindalee.
  • Navratri Raas Garba 2009 in Perth :
  • Dates:
  • Friday 18th Sept 2009
  • Saturday 19th Sept 2009
  • Friday 25th Sept 2009
  • Saturday 26th Sept 2009
  • Sunday 27th Sept 2009
  • Venue: Herb Graham Recreation Centre
  • Chesterfield Rd, Mirrabooka
  • Courtesy: Desisdownunder
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