கனடா நைனமோவில் நவராத்திரி கொண்டாட்டங்கள்

கனடாவில் நைனமோவில் நவராத்திரி கொண்டாட்டங்கள் விமரிசையாக தொடங்கின.

அனைவரும் வருக!

Hindu society celebrates Navratri
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Members of Nanaimo’s Hindu Cultural Society take part in dandiya-raas, a folk dance played with wooden sticks during last year’s Navratri festival. The event this year takes place Oct. 20 at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church from 6 to 10 p.m.

Oct 11 2007

The Nanaimo Hindu Cultural Society is set to celebrate victories of good over evil.

Navratri, a festival of worship, dance and music will take place Oct. 20 at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church at 100 Chapel St. from 6 to 10 p.m.

A reminder that righteous behavior is the only way to salvation, Navratri is traditionally celebrated over a period of nine nights (Nav-nine and Ratri-nights).

A highlight of the event is dandiya-raas, a folk dance played with wooden sticks where participants dance to traditional songs, moving around in a circle, gradually increasing the pace as they go around a mandvi (a structure to hold lamps and to house the image or idol of Durga, the mother goddess) and strike the sticks in a rhythmic pattern.

Admission is free to the event and the concession will be selling traditional Indian snacks.

For more details about the society or the Navratri celebrations, please contact Pradeep Menon at 729-0789.