After two years of Covid lull, Ahmedabad revels in Garba celebrations

Garba dancers celebrated the first night of Navratri festival at Sports Club, Navrangpura in Ahmedabad on Monday. Garbas are back and the state is all set to witness its grandeur, two years after the Covid-19 pandemic halted the celebrations. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

Shailputri puja is usually conducted on the first day of Navratri, the auspicious nine-day festival observed in honour of Goddess Durga (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

The full dress rehearsal of a garba event at the GMDC ground in Ahmedabad (Express Photo)

The puja begins with a ritual that symbolises women’s power. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

Several local garba organisers in Manjalpur, Karelibaug, Waghodia Road and other areas organised “ratris before Navratri” over the weekend on Saturday and Sunday (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

These arrangements were made to allow patrons two additional days of merriment. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)