People take part in Dandiya Raas during Garba nights

The nine-day Navaratri festival, is a festival of colours and is celebrated worshipping nine avatars of Goddess Durga. People celebrate the festival differently in different parts of the country. While some look forward to the Garba nights, others want to be part of the grand Durga Puja celebrations.

Men and Women wearing traditional attire perform Garba, a traditional dance of western Indian state of Gujarat, during Navaratri festival celebrations in Ahmedabad. Dancing the Garba is an important part of celebrations in Gujarat during Navratri, or nine night festival which began on Tuesday. (Source: AP)

The Garba dance involves circular movements and rhythmic clapping and it often done with the sticks or the dandiyas.

A woman wearing a colourful traditional attire performs the Garba during Navaratri festival celebrations in Ahmedabad. (Source: AP)

During the Navaratri festival pandals and other event organisers are often seen organising Garba Raas competitions in the city.

Artists performing during a Vibrant Gujarat Navaratri festival at Ahmedabad in Gujarat. (Source: PTI)

A participant, dressed in traditional attire performs Garba with full enthusiam clapping hands, singing songs and dancing on the Garba beats during the Navratri celebrations in Surat. (Source: PTI)

Artists performs Garba Dance on the occasion of Navaratri festival in Mumbai. (Source: PTI)

Artists performing at a Vibrant Gujarat Navaratri festival in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (Source: PTI)

Artists make use of polished sticks or dandiya performing Garba during a Vibrant Gujarat Navaratri festival in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (Source: PTI)