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Navami Beats: Lucknow Celebrates with Music & Dance
19 Oct
Summary
- Devotees gathered for Navami celebrations across Lucknow city.
- Musical performances and traditional dances marked the festivities.
- Bhog was served, and dhunuchi dance added to the festive mood.
Devotion, music, and festive cheer defined Navami celebrations at Durga Puja pandals throughout Lucknow on Monday. People adorned in traditional attire visited pandals to seek Goddess Durga's blessings amidst the aromatic dhunuchi smoke and sacred rituals. At the Badshah Nagar pandal, Sandhi Puja was observed in the morning, followed by an evening musical performance featuring Bollywood classics from the 1960s and 1970s by an orchestra troupe from Kanpur.
At the Bongiyo Mitali Sangho pandal, devotees enjoyed a bhog meal of puri, sabzi, kheer, and laddoo after Sandhi Puja. The dhunuchi dance captivated the attendees, and later in the night, young people participated in energetic dandiya celebrations, highlighting the communal joy of the festival.
Adding a soulful dimension, Ramakrishna Math hosted a classical music evening where a sitarist from Chandigarh performed Raga Rageshree, accompanied by a local tabla artist. These diverse cultural offerings showcased the city's enthusiastic embrace of the Navami festivities.
