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 ...

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 ...

A short video from this year’s celebration, uploaded by the Instagram page Awesome Amdavad, quickly gained traction online. In Ahmedabad’s old city, the neighbourhood of Sadu Mata Ni Pol once again ...

(RNS) — Throughout the United States, South Asian Americans young and old have come out to dance garba, the folk dance that began as a devotional form of worship and has now become a cultural ...

There are musicians who perform, and then there are musicians who live every beat of their music. Purva Mantri belongs to the latter. When she arrived in Hyderabad recently, it wasn’t just another gig ...

Kinjal Dave, the popular Gujarati singer, captivated Surat with her vibrant performance on the third day of Navratri. Donning a dazzling black and gold attire, she energized the crowd with her ...

"Gotilo" famed folk singer Aditya Gadhvi hopes that his song "Meetha Khara" for Coke Studio Bharat will break the myth that Gujarati music is all about garba songs. The song, which released earlier ...

Actress Sameera Reddy shared a delightful moment as she tried Garba for the very first time, joining her Gujarati mother-in-law in the traditional dance. The experience captured the festive spirit and ...

During the recent Navratri celebrations, a unique ritual from Ahmedabad drew widespread attention. In Sadu Mata Ni Pol, men dressed in sarees performed Garba as part of a centuries-old tradition.