A centuries-old Navratri ritual in Ahmedabad, Saduma na Garba, recently went viral. Men from the Barot community perform Garba in sarees as an act of penance, stemming from a 200-year-old curse by ...

Every Navratri, the narrow street of Sadu Mata Ni Pol in Ahmedabad transforms into a stage for one of India’s most unusual yet deeply meaningful traditions. Known as Saduma na Garba, this ...

In the Sadu Mata Ni Pol area of Ahmedabad, a 200-year-old ritual unfolds every year on the eighth night of Navratri. Men in sarees perform Garba in a tradition known as Saduma na Garba, honouring an ...

Picture this: a moonlit courtyard in Gujarat centuries ago, women gathering around a clay lamp placed inside a decorated pot called garbha deep. They clap rhythmically, sing praises of Maa Durga, and ...

On the eight night of Navratri in Gujarat, as garba fever peaked across the state, the walled city of Ahmedabad, locally known as pol, witnessed a ritual unlike others. The men in sarees performed a ...

In the narrow lanes of Sadu Mata Ni Pol in Ahmedabad’s walled city, a 200-year-old tradition unfolds every Navratri as on the festival’s eighth night, men from the Barot community dress in sarees and ...

Every Navratri, a street in Ahmedabad turns into the stage for one of India’s most unusual yet meaningful traditions. In Sadu Mata Ni Pol, men dress in sarees and perform Garba to honour a woman’s ...

The aarti is about to begin at the Durga Puja pandal at M Block in Greater Kailash-2 as the Navratri celebrations enter the ninth day on Tuesday. Around 100 devotees gather to witness the ritual. The ...