Navratri, the nine-day Hindu festival, is in full swing across India. Several videos of devotees attending dandiya and garba nights are fueling the festival spirit. One video, in particular, has sparked a debate, posing a question of civic sense and public decency. In the viral video, shared by industrialist Harsh Goenka, airport staff and passengers were seen breaking into a garba performance at Mumbai Airport. The video shows a few men and women dressed in yellow and red-coloured traditional attire while airport staffers play dandiya and garba in their uniforms. “At Mumbai Airport-passengers, pilots, staff, loaders, all moving to the same beat. No other airport in the world has this spirit. This is India," Goenka captioned the video. Watch here: At Mumbai Airport-passengers, pilots, staff, loaders, all moving to the same beat. No other airport in the world has this spirit. This is India. ✈️❤️ pic.twitter.com/ifnUaj7Y6X — Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) September 28, 2025 However, the video did not sit well with numerous social media users, triggering a backlash for disrupting the airport's decorum. "this kind of idiotic behavior has brought problem for Indian diaspora globally, stop promoting nonsense. Because once you do it and it is promoted people start doing it anywhere without knowing the place and time and local civic sense," a user wrote. "What an embarrassment," another user commented. "Where are we on happiness index? Is dance one of the criteria for ranking happiness index? If so, we should be number 1," a third user reacted. "I don’t think it is the right way to celebrate a festival . Maintaining the sanctity of your work place is the most desirable way. Imagine if such flash dances started in hospitals, courts etc," a fourth user said. Last week, a video of commuters playing garba in a Mumbai local train emerged on social media, prompting a deluge of reactions. The video showed several men clapping and twirling on traditional beats.
