Shardiya Navratri 2023: A place where even men wear saree and play Garba during Navratri, a 200 year old unique tradition is followed.

The festival of Shardiya Navratri is going to start from 15th October. During this nine-day festival of Mother Goddess, devotees worship her with rituals. This festival of Mata is celebrated with great pomp across the country. During Navratri, people play Garba-Dandiya and go to temples to have a darshan of Mata.

This festival of the Mother Goddess is celebrated in different ways everywhere. Some unique customs and traditions are seen in the Navratri festival. There is a place where men celebrate Navratri by wearing a saree.

Where to wear saree during Navratri?

Men of the Baraut community in Ahmedabad, Gujarat wear sarees and play Garba during Navratri. Men participate in this ceremony in large numbers. Men wearing sarees come to play Garba in Amba Mata temple located in Vadodara, Gujarat.

While the men are playing Garba, at the same time some women sit and sing songs. People come to temples from far and wide to see this scene. For your information, let us tell you that the Ambaji Mata Temple is known among the ancient and major religious places. This temple is included in the 51 Shaktipeeths of Goddess Durga.

Sheri garba tradition

This tradition going on in Ahmedabad, Gujarat is called Sheri Garba. People of the Baraut community perform Garba wearing saree on the night of Ashtami Tithi of Navratri (Navratri 2023). Here men are following a 200 year old tradition.

People living here believe that about 200 years ago a woman named Saduba had cursed the men of the Baraut community, hence this tradition is followed during Navratri to please the Mother Goddess and the men also apologized for it. She goes.

Along with this, it is also believed that in ancient times people did not consider it safe for women to play Garba late at night during pregnancy. Then men started playing Garba by disguising themselves as women.

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