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(See navratri listings below for his performances) “Of course the native crowd of Vadodara, Gujarat is colourful and fun-loving, however, the Canadian crowd has been enthusiastic, supportive and spontaneous and as vibrant as the Gujarati community,” he says while speaking exclusively to This year Toronto will witness the talents of a living legend when it comes to Guajarati folk music and garba-Shri Atul Purohit, who is a recipient of the prestigious Gujarat Gaurav Puraskaar (1992). During Navratri, Vadodara, the cultural capital of Gujarat is the best place to perform or witness Garba. Either the lamp (the Garba Deep) or an image of the Goddess Durga (also called Amba) is placed in the middle of concentric rings as an object of veneration. The circular and spiral figures of Garba have similarities with other spiritual dances, like in the Sufi culture. Many traditional garbas are performed around a central lit lamp or picture/statues of different avatars of Goddess Shakti. The name is derived from the Sanskrit term Garbha (womb) and Deep (a small earthenware lamp).
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Garba is an Indian form of dance that originated in the Gujarat region. Our vision is to make South Asians proud of their heritage while embracing Canadian culture,” said a representative of Geetanjali Music group of Toronto and added that, “this festival is an opportunity to embrace South Asian culture through contemporary music and dance, while enjoying traditional cuisine.” “South Asians make up the largest visible minority in the Greater Toronto Area.
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In the GTA, like every year, numerous events are held with professional folk-song singers from India and thousands of men and women who get together for the traditional dandiya and garba-raas dance, dressed in colourful chaniya cholis (a long skirt worn with a blouse for women) and Kurta Pajama (long shirt and legging style bottom for men). On all these ten days, the various forms of Mother Mahisasura-mardini (Durga) are worshiped with fervor and devotion. The ‘Nine Nights festival’ actually becomes a‘ten-day festival’ with the addition of the last day, Vijayadashami which is its culmination on Dussehra. Nine forms of Shakti/Devi are worshiped during these nine nights and ten days. The word Navaratri literally means nine nights in Sanskrit, nava meaning nine and ratri meaning nights. Navratri is a festival dedicated to the worship of a Hindu deity Shakti. The dates of the festival are determined according to the lunar calendar.
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These two periods are taken as sacred opportunities for the worship of the Divine Mother. The spectacular festival of Navratri promotes diversity and cultural awareness throughout the Greater Toronto Area. The beginning of spring and the beginning of autumn are two very important junctions of climatic and solar influence. Members of the Geetanjali Group are gearing up for the upcoming Navratri Festival in the GTA