Tday is the first day of Navratri, nine nights in celebration of Goddess Sri Durga. The garba (dandiya raas) is a popular dance performed in Gujarati communities during this festivity.
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May God give you all the blessings. May you smile all the time. May you be blessed with wealth and prosperity. Happy Navratri.
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A GIF I ripped from video footage of a Navratri dance held at the Lakewood Marquee in Barkingside, England in October 2016 alongside a concert with Gujarati ras garba singer Hemant Chauhan. This captures beautifully the sea of dancers edging across under a sea of starry lights.
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Today is the first day of the nine-day festival of Navratri, so me here at Gifville wishes that Goddess Durga bestows upon you all and your families many blessings for this auspicious occasion.
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Ratri means “night” and Nava means “nine”. At Navaratri (“nine nights”), the Lord in the form of the Mother Goddess is worshipped in Her various forms as Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati. Though the Goddess is one,
She is represented and worshipped in three different aspects. On the first three nights of the festival, Durga is worshipped. On the following three, Lakshmi and then Saraswati Devi on the last three nights. The followingtenth day is called Vijayadasami. Vijaya means “victory”, the victory over our own minds that can come only when we have worshipped these three: Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati.
– Swami Tejomayananda
Happy Navratri!!
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