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From Neeraj Chopra to PV Sindhu to foreign diplomats: All roads lead to Gujarat for Garba and Navratri

OpIndia Staff -
Gujarat celebrates Navratri with nine nights of dancing, known as garba, where dance is the form of worship for the goddess. Many people also fast for all nine days.
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Muslim Twitter users attack The Wire journalist for suggesting Muslim participation in Garba during Navratri

OpIndia Staff -
Idolatry is the biggest sin in Islam and is punishable with death. Navratri is celebrated to worship the Goddess and garba is a form of worship for the deity.
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Jaipur: Muslim youth forcibly enter Garba venue, bolt away on the arrival of VHP and Bajrang Dal members

OpIndia Staff -
The Muslim youth misbehaved with the guards to break into the Garba function held at Narayan Vatika Marriage Garden, Jaipur.
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UP: Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith dismisses guest lecturer over Facebook post criticising Navratri fasts

OpIndia Staff -
Dr. Mithilesh Kumar Gautam, a guest lecturer at Mahatma Gandhi Kashi University, was dismissed for criticising Navratri fasts.
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Madhya Pradesh: 8 Muslim youths arrested for entering Garba venues hiding identities after govt directed to check IDs at pandals

OpIndia Staff -
Following the directions of MP government, identity of participants are being checked at Garba pandals
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Times Group’s FM brand ‘Radio Mirchi’ promotes stalking of Hindu women during Navratri Garba event: Here is what the program said

OpIndia Staff -
FM brand Radio Mirchi has come up with a creepy program that promotes stalking and harassment of Hindu girls participating in the Navratri Garba events
Law

Garba, Dandiya doesn’t need loudspeaker: Bombay HC says if worship disrupts others, there is potential for greater disruption as ‘rebound action’

OpIndia Staff -
The Bombay High Court on Friday ruled that contemporary sound systems such as DJs and loudspeakers are not required for performing Garba and Dandiya during Navratri.
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Indore and Ahmedabad: Muslim youths arrested for making videos of Hindu girls after they entered the pandal pretending to be Hindu

OpIndia Staff -
Multiple cases of Muslim youths entering Navratri Garba Pandals by hiding their identity and pretending to be Hindu have come to the fore.
Opinions

Navratri: It is a religious festival, not a cultural one, so if idol worship for you is a sin, maybe don’t insist in coming...

Nirwa Mehta -
If you agree to bow down to the goddess and accept the prasad, maybe then you could too participate in this dance form of idol worship.
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Hyderabad: 2 burqa-clad women held for vandalising Goddess Durga idol in Navratri Pandal

OpIndia Staff -
As per Hyderabad Police, the ladies barged into a pandal in the Khairatabad locality and smashed a part of Durga statue.
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