One of my favorite festivals held throughout NJ is Navratri - Hindu festival of worship and dance - the celebration of Goddess Durga, the manifestation of God in form of Shakti [Energy or Power]. The girls here are dancing the famous Garba and Dandiya-Raas dance. Hundreds of people dance around an image of the Goddess Amba in a circle, bending sideways at every step, their arms making sweeping gestures, each movement ending in a clap. It is an unbelievably fun event, almost reminds me of some of the old Dead shows I used to go to. This is indoors but Jersey City has it outside, they shut down Smith St - I highly recommend. BTW - I like the cell phone in the girl's hand.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Navratri!
One of my favorite festivals held throughout NJ is Navratri - Hindu festival of worship and dance - the celebration of Goddess Durga, the manifestation of God in form of Shakti [Energy or Power]. The girls here are dancing the famous Garba and Dandiya-Raas dance. Hundreds of people dance around an image of the Goddess Amba in a circle, bending sideways at every step, their arms making sweeping gestures, each movement ending in a clap. It is an unbelievably fun event, almost reminds me of some of the old Dead shows I used to go to. This is indoors but Jersey City has it outside, they shut down Smith St - I highly recommend. BTW - I like the cell phone in the girl's hand.
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