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Navratri

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Navratri, has the literal meaning nine nights (alliterative!).Celebration takes place for nine consecutive nights. The very mention of the word brings poignant memories… The lights dancing along the heavily brocaded Ghaghra cholis. The mirror work beautifully formulated by some unsung artists. A million sparkle-spangled, vividly-hued, intricately embroidered full skirts swishing. Softly tinkling silver bracelets, anklets moving to the exotic rhythms. Hordes of smiling women with foreheads intensely beaded with perspiration. They pant while dancing but have ecstasy writ on their countenance.

The staccato rhythm never pauses while they pirouette. They carry decorated foot-long sticks and clack…There's the unfailing beat….

Myriad hues…reds, yellows, greens, blues. Gyrating fast and slow. There's the sweetmeats they gorge on to keep their pep. Icecreams, Aam ras, chats. The nights go by…They dance till the wee hours of the dawn. Special provisions are made. There is a troupe playing music in every nook of the Gujarati cities…Some women catch up on the gossip swinging their limbs and also overworking their tongues. They chat about how their festive farsaans have come out this year. There's usually an aarti. The ritualistic worship of the various statues of gods and goddesses.

The mandatory, ever-present milk sweets ( pedhas ) are distributed, mixing the beats with sweets
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Did you dance ???? :)