Where in India to be to Enjoy Navaratri

A Hindu religious festival celebrated over nine nights, Navaratri creates the atmosphere of joy and festive cheer in autumn every year in the Indian subcontinent.

While West Bengal is the place to be during Durga Puja (that coincides with Navaratri), Maharashtra for Ganesh Chaturthi and so on, there are some special locations in India where Navaratri is celebrated with pomp and grandeur:

1. Navlakhi Garba Ground, Vadodara

Garba (a traditional dance of Gujarat) in its most rustic form can be experienced in its best form in this place. Live performances of folk songs and dances enhance the spirit of all. You can join in and sway your hips to the beats, or be a viewer of the celebrations. Tickets can be brought which cost ranging from Rs 100-7500 from 1-10 October.

2. Adventure Island, Delhi

Another place to get your Garba groove on, Adventure Island hosts its festivities from 7.30-10.30pm. It is not just the dance though, enjoy rides, food and street magic while you’re here. The tickets are Rs 300 for singles and Rs 500 for couples from 5-10 October.

3. Kolkata

The whole of West Bengal is lit up with bright decorations and the spirit of celebration oozes from the pores of every single individual. It is Durga Puja that is in focus here and you can take part in the Bengali version of Navaratri by hopping pandals throughout the city, involving oneself in the ‘anjali’ and ‘dhunuchi naach’ and mingling in with the people of the city that have specific themes as well from October 14-19.

4. Mumbai

The first location in Mumbai is where LED dandiya sticks and ghagra-cholis party in an air-conditioned area, SVP Stadium has tickets from Rs 750-1800. The dances go on till midnight from 7-9 October. The other popular place is the Kutchi Ground in Borivili where dandiya nights are organized from 1-11 October from 7 pm onwards at tickets ranging between Rs 200-800.

5. Surat International Exhibition Centre, Surat

The zeal of Garba and dandiya in an air-conditioned area in a place that has a capacity of 20,000 people that want to celebrate the same way as you do, from 1-10 October, 8.30pm onwards with tickets from Rs 500-1200, this is the place to go to!