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Artisans, Performers and Markets Prepare for Navratri
People across several Indian cities are getting ready for Navratri and Durga Puja.
In Prayagraj and Bhopal, artisans are completing idols of Goddess Durga.
Artists in Bhopal are also shaping clay faces of the goddess and a demon.
In Nagpur, women workers are making lamps for the celebrations.
In Surat, a man is preparing a Garba pot, and a market is selling festive clothes.
In Ahmedabad, the Sahiyar Garba Group is practising traditional dance steps.
These activities show how people are preparing for the upcoming festivals.
Artisans in Prayagraj and Bhopal are finishing Goddess Durga idols ahead of Durga Puja.
In Bhopal, artists are sculpting clay faces of Goddess Durga and a demon.
Women workers at Geeta Mandir in Nagpur are preparing Akhand Jyoti lamps for Navratri.
Garba preparations include a pot being made in Surat and rehearsals by Sahiyar Garba Group in Ahmedabad.
A Sunday market near Amroli in Surat is selling Chaniya Cholis for Navratri.
- Who
- Artisans, women workers, shoppers, a Garba pot maker and Sahiyar Garba Group members.
- What
- Preparations for Navratri and Durga Puja, including idol-making, lamp preparation, Garba practice and festive shopping.
- Where
- Prayagraj, Bhopal, Nagpur, Surat and Ahmedabad, India.
- When
- Ahead of the upcoming Navratri and Durga Puja celebrations.
- Why
- To prepare for Navratri and Durga Puja celebrations.
Key facts
- Festivals
- Navratri and Durga Puja
- Idol-making locations
- Prayagraj and Bhopal
- Lamp preparation
- Women workers are preparing Akhand Jyoti lamps at Geeta Mandir in Nagpur.
- Garba rehearsal
- Sahiyar Garba Group members rehearsed at Nikol in Ahmedabad.
- Garba preparations
- A man was preparing a Garba pot in Surat.
- Festive shopping
- Chaniya Cholis were being sold at the Sunday market near Amroli in Surat.
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