Navratri celebration is in full swing. The festival, which lasts for nine days, is celebrated in different ways across India. In Gujarat, among other places, people dance in groups with colorful dandiya sticks. Referring to the art form, Shashi Tharoor shared a video on X showing people performing a dance reminiscent of the dandiya. The MP also wittily called it ‘dandiya Kerala style’.
The picture shows a group of women performing a folk dance. (X/@ShashiTharoor)
“Attention, Gujarati sisters! This Navratri, check out the dandiya Kerala style!” – the representative wrote while sharing the video. The clip opens to show a group of women dressed in traditional Kerala off-white sarees with gold borders. They are seen holding long sticks and hitting each other with them as they move to the rhythm of the music playing in the background.
The video was shared a few hours ago. Since then it has garnered close to 3.6 lakh views and is growing steadily. The share has collected almost 5400 likes. People posted different comments while reacting to the video.
“Wow, this looks fascinating! Reminds me of Dandiya. What’s the name of this dance in Kerala?” asked an Instagram user. “Really beautiful,” added another. “Looks like fun,” chimed in a third. “I’ve always liked Kerala and its martial art, it’s beautiful,” wrote a fourth. .
During the nine nights of Navratri, people gather to perform ras garba, sometimes accompanied by dandiya. According to the Gujarat Tourism blog, people first make offerings to one of the nine forms of the goddess, then dance in circles and spin until late into the night.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn