Dance The Night Away At These Dandiya Parties This Navratri
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It's that time of the year when your Dandiya and Garba skills come in handy! And if you're not much of a dancer, there's other ways of enjoying the festivities too!
Invite your friends
and enjoy a shared experience
Nine days, or to to translate literally, nine nights, of celebrating the Goddess! There's no celebrating Navratri without music and dancing. And not just any dancing, it's time to sharpen your Dandiya and Garba moves. Look forward to live music, lots of food, shopping, games & more at one of these events!
The significance Garba and Dandiya
The two dances performed during the Navratri festival hold their individual uniqueness as to why they are a part of the celebration.
Garba has a devotional appeal and is performed to bhajans and chants praising the many divine forms of Goddess Durga. The dance form empowers everyone by indicating the presence of divine energy within every human being. The steps to Garba are soothing with a unique formation with every sequence.
Dandiya is played late in the evening after the aarti is concluded as a part of the cheerful celebration. It includes a mix of power-packed songs with upbeat energies.
Both dances are a dramatization of the nine-day battle between
Goddess Durga and the demon king Mahishasura, in which the Goddess emerged victoriously. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil and both dances are an ode to Goddess Durga with Garba signifying the tender, gentle loving form and Dandiya as the fierce warrior that she was.
The nine days of Navratri give everyone an opportunity to cleanse their negative thoughts to start afresh and ring in new beginnings.
The Nine Colours of Navratri
Day 1 - White
The colour white stands for peace and serenity. Maa Shailputri is worshipped on the first day of Navratri, she is considered as mother nature and prayed to for attaining spiritual awakening.
Day 2 - Red
The colour for the second day of Navratri is red. It symbolizes passion and love. The second day of Navratri celebrations are dedicated to Maa Brahmacharini who is the goddess of devotion and penance.
Day 3 - Royal Blue
The colour symbolizes richness and serenity. Maa Chandraghanta goddess who is believed to be the Shakti of Lord Shiva, protects her devotees from all types of evil spirits and has a half-moon (shaped like a temple bell) sitting on her forehead.
Day 4 - Yellow
The fourth day of Navratri is dedicated to Goddess Maa Kushmanda. Considered the divine lady, the first being of the universe, it is said that her smile eliminated all the darkness around. The colour Yellow radiates this joy and cheerfulness.
Day 5 - Green
The colour symbolizes nature. Godess Skandmata is worshipped on the fifth day, she is the mother of a powerful and gifted child who restored peace and harmony among us.
Day 6 - Grey
The colour represents balanced emotions and groundedness. Goddess Katyayani is worshipped on this day who is considered the Goddess of Power.
Day 7 - Orange
The colour represents warmth and exuberance. Goddess Kalratri is worshipped on this day and is considered as the fiercest form of Durga. She is known as the one who destroys demons and all negative energies.
Day 8 - Peacock Green
The colour signifies uniqueness and individuality. Goddess Mahagauri is worshipped on this day who is the Goddess of peace and endurance.
Day 9 - Pink
The colour symbolizes universal kindness, affection and harmony. Goddess Siddhidatri is worshipped on this day she is known to be the giver of fortune and luck to the devotees and blesses them with wisdom and grants them spiritual knowledge.
