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And the highlight during this
time is the circle of ecstasy -
Garba. Individuals, especially,
Gujratis slay in the dance
form and celebrates Navratri
with great pomp and show.
But, it is not just limited to
any religion or particularly to
our nation. Time and again,
videos have surfaced on
social media, where people
from all over, like policemen
from New York who could not
resist but jump in the circle of
garba.
celebrations and went abode.
The video has taken the social
media by storm. Navratri is a grand public
event, and these instances
are indeed proof.
In an event, “Dandiya
Dhamaka” organized by Don
Bosco School in Matunga,
Mumbai, the rector of the
school, identified as Crispino
D’Souza was praised for
flaunting his accurate dancing
skill in a bid to promote the
event is going viral. People from all walks of life
gather in large number at
open grounds to perform the
traditional dances of Dandiya
Raas and Garba Raas along
while singing devotional
songs. It is a visual treat, that
you can only see during these
nine nights.
The latest video showing
two New Jersey policemen
dancing to Garba beats with
a group of women is trending
on social media after it was
shared by the Mahindra &
Mahindra group head Anand
Mahindra, who said that he
could not resist sharing this
video.
The video shows the two
Men-in-Blue who had come
to the scene to tell the local
Indian-Americans to wind
up the celebrations as it was
quite late, nonetheless could
not resist the music and
dance grooves.
Eventually, they joined the
ladies much to the delight of
spectators.
The cops were seen
performing the ‘Macarena’
moves to a Gujarati song
with the Indian-American
women in the number who
quickly followed suit. After
the gig, they finally wound up
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