{"id":1397,"date":"2012-10-29T22:08:14","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T22:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nhsf.org.uk\/2012\/10\/sharad-navratri-2012-16th-october-23rd-october\/"},"modified":"2020-07-16T13:16:02","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T12:16:02","slug":"sharad-navratri-2012-16th-october-23rd-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nhsf.org.uk\/?p=1397","title":{"rendered":"Sharad Navratri 2012: 16th October – 23rd October"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Suraj Bhatt<\/strong><\/em>
\nNHSF (UK) Sewa Team<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In a country of such diverse religions and customs <\/ins>there is one celebration that stands out in a vibrancy of colours, music and dancing: Navratri. Sharad Navratri, meaning \u2018nine nights\u2019, is one of the auspicious festivals that has been passed down many generations in the Hindu Dharma, bringing together families and communities. The festival is celebrated for nine nights and ten days during which the nine forms of Goddess Shakti are worshipped.<\/p>\n

The nine day festival, includes fasting, Durga Pujas and raas garba. The \u201cGarba\u201d is a dance of graceful steps performed around a decorated symbolised form of the Goddess. Another popular dance is the \u201cDandia Raas\u201d, in which men and women join the dance circle, holding small elegant sticks (dandias),and moving to the rhythmic beats played by live musicians. The nights are full of energy and joyful dancing into which each individual becomes mesmerised. Commencing late in the evening and continuing until the early hours of the morning is celebrated by individuals, dressed in traditional, radiant folk wear.<\/p>\n

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This special festival was celebrated across all parts of India, particularly in Gujurat and West Bengal. The National Hindu Students\u2019 Forum (NHSF) (UK) also took lead in organising Garbas up and down the country. Starting with the \u2018Full Moon dance Garba extravaganza\u2019 in Leeds,<\/ins> different (NHSF (UK)) Hindu societies worked extremely hard preparings for their individual Garba events.<\/p>\n

NHSF (UK) members across England organised the following events:<\/p>\n

North Zone<\/h2>\n
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  • Full moon dance Garba extravaganza- NHSF Leeds, 17th<\/sup> October 2012<\/li>\n
  • NHSF Manchester student Garba 2012 -University of Manchester, 17th<\/sup> October 2012.<\/li>\n
  • \u2018NHSF North zone students Garba 2012\u2019, 23rd<\/sup> October 2012, organised and attended by NHSF Manchester, NHSF Leeds, NHSF Sheffield, NHSF Huddersfield, NHSF Hull, NHF Bradford and NHSF Liverpool.<\/li>\n
  • \u2018Maha Navratri\u2019 – NHSF Liverpool, 18th<\/sup> October 2012<\/li>\n
  • NHSF Northumbria celebrated navratri at the local mandir, 20th<\/sup> October 2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Central Zone<\/h2>\n
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    • \u2018NHSF (UK) Central Zone\u2019, 24th<\/sup> October 2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      London Zone<\/h2>\n
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      • NHSF Brunel University, 22nd<\/sup> October 2012.<\/li>\n
      • NHSF St Georges held a a two day event.<\/li>\n
      • \u2018KCL Garba 2012\u2019 (Organised by NHSF Kings) and \u2018London 2012 Raas- Garba\u2019 (organised by NHSF QMUL, NHSF LSE and NHSF City University Hindu societies), 29th<\/sup> October 2012.<\/li>\n
      • \u2018Ujaali\u2019 – NHSF Imperial, 25th<\/sup> October 2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        South Zone<\/h2>\n
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        • Plymouth Raas garba 2012, NHSF Plymouth University, 21st<\/sup> October 2012.<\/li>\n
        • NHSF Bristol Hindu Society organised \u2018NHSF Dole Re,\u2019 27th<\/sup> October 2012.<\/li>\n
        • NHSF UEA celebrated garba with the Norwich and Norfolk local communities.<\/li>\n
        • NHSF Cardiff joined together with the local mandir to celebrate navratri.<\/li>\n
        • NHSF Southampton, Garba Raas, 23rd<\/sup> October 2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Committee members of NHSF (UK) worked tirelessly to carry out this wonderful festival for their members to unite and enjoy. It is important that we, the younger generation, carry the torch in order for these festivities to continue for years to come in order to unite communities, uphold tradition and inspire generations to come.<\/p>\n

          Happy Navratri to one and all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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