8 Best Cities to Celebrate Dussehra & Durga Puja in India
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
The state of Mahatma Gandhi celebrates the victory of good over evil in October or hindu month called ‘Ashwina’. On the day of Dussehra, giant dummies of the demon, Ravana filled with fireworks are shot with arrows to engage public in an enormous fire art galore at night. The outstanding feature of Dussehra in Gujarat is Rasa and Garba dances performed by localites in communities irrespective of caste and creed, status or power. A circular dance form involving clapping and whirling along with a prop stick known as ‘Dandiya’ attracts tourists here. Top singers and performers in cultural outfits gather at hotspots like Navlakhi Ground, Laxmi Vilas Palace, Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway to put up the dance that symbolize fertility, victory and happiness.
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