Navaratri lights up the city
Amidst daily work pressure and stress of Auckland, this Navaratri has been a great stress buster. With various temples and communities in the city having special arrangements and puja organized, the city surely seemed geared up for the festive mood. Garba and Dandiya events organised at various places in the city took the festive moods to new heights. Add to the excitement, Auckland Diwali celebrations at Aotea square, it was a wonderful festive round up for the Indian community in the last few days.
Bharatiya Mandir, Balmoral Road, Mt Albert, had special pujas and events lined up for this years Navaratri. Starting 13th till 23rd October, there were daily Durga puja in the evenings. There were also special prayers on lalithaPanchami, Mahanavami and Durgashtami. Daily RaasGarbawas open to all on all the days of Navaratri and the entry was free for all. Shri Ram Mandir in Henderson also had many programs with puja and Garba being the main attraction. There was also Havan and Purnahuti on 22nd October evening.
Thiru Subramaniam Temple of Auckland, celebrated the Navaratri(Also known as Dasara in south India), in a typical south Indian fashion with special adornment(alangaram) of different goddesses on every day of Navaratri between 7 pm to 8.30pm.
Navaratri is incomplete without Dandiya and Garba programs and there were plenty of places that one could go to in Auckland. NSAI(North Shore Indian Association), organised the dandiya and Garba event on 16th and 17th of this month in North Shore event center. People danced to Dandiya and Garba numbers and the fun continued late into the night. Sejal, one of the attendees who was traditionally dressed up for the occasion said, “The event was great. We really enjoyed it. I was preparing for this event for quite some time. Arranging for all the costumes was a lot of effort and was time consuming but the effort was surely worth it. I didn’t miss Gujrat even a bit this year”.
Howick Recreation Centre, Pakuranga, had also arranged a garba event on 16th and 17th of October. The event had live singers with DJ’s.TanviKhanna who attended the event said, “the music was different and was a wonderful fusion of traditional and western music.”
There were many more places where Navaratri was celebrated with gusto but importantly, it is the human confluence that matters the most. The festivals give relief from everyday chores allowing individuals to unwind and this year was no different. We at Indian Weekender, wish all our readers happy Navaratri and hope the goddess Durga shower her blessing of prosperity on all.
Amidst daily work pressure and stress of Auckland, this Navaratri has been a great stress buster. With various temples and communities in the city having special arrangements and puja organized, the city surely seemed geared up for the festive mood. Garba and Dandiya events organised at various...
Amidst daily work pressure and stress of Auckland, this Navaratri has been a great stress buster. With various temples and communities in the city having special arrangements and puja organized, the city surely seemed geared up for the festive mood. Garba and Dandiya events organised at various places in the city took the festive moods to new heights. Add to the excitement, Auckland Diwali celebrations at Aotea square, it was a wonderful festive round up for the Indian community in the last few days.
Bharatiya Mandir, Balmoral Road, Mt Albert, had special pujas and events lined up for this years Navaratri. Starting 13th till 23rd October, there were daily Durga puja in the evenings. There were also special prayers on lalithaPanchami, Mahanavami and Durgashtami. Daily RaasGarbawas open to all on all the days of Navaratri and the entry was free for all. Shri Ram Mandir in Henderson also had many programs with puja and Garba being the main attraction. There was also Havan and Purnahuti on 22nd October evening.
Thiru Subramaniam Temple of Auckland, celebrated the Navaratri(Also known as Dasara in south India), in a typical south Indian fashion with special adornment(alangaram) of different goddesses on every day of Navaratri between 7 pm to 8.30pm.
Navaratri is incomplete without Dandiya and Garba programs and there were plenty of places that one could go to in Auckland. NSAI(North Shore Indian Association), organised the dandiya and Garba event on 16th and 17th of this month in North Shore event center. People danced to Dandiya and Garba numbers and the fun continued late into the night. Sejal, one of the attendees who was traditionally dressed up for the occasion said, “The event was great. We really enjoyed it. I was preparing for this event for quite some time. Arranging for all the costumes was a lot of effort and was time consuming but the effort was surely worth it. I didn’t miss Gujrat even a bit this year”.
Howick Recreation Centre, Pakuranga, had also arranged a garba event on 16th and 17th of October. The event had live singers with DJ’s.TanviKhanna who attended the event said, “the music was different and was a wonderful fusion of traditional and western music.”
There were many more places where Navaratri was celebrated with gusto but importantly, it is the human confluence that matters the most. The festivals give relief from everyday chores allowing individuals to unwind and this year was no different. We at Indian Weekender, wish all our readers happy Navaratri and hope the goddess Durga shower her blessing of prosperity on all.
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