[mk_page_section predefined_bg=”3″ bg_position=”center center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” bg_video=”yes” mp4=”http://navratri.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Garba-Song2.mp4″ poster_image=”http://navratri.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dandia3.png” video_loop=”true” bg_gradient=”radial” video_color_mask=”rgba(0,0,0,0.29)” gr_end=”#000000″ video_opacity=”0.7″ min_height=”400″ full_height=”true” padding_top=”80″ section_id=”home” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_image src=”http://navratri.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/logo3.png” image_width=”987″ image_height=”150″ align=”center” margin_bottom=”300″][mk_fancy_title color=”#ffffff” size=”40″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google”]9 Days of Raas, Garba, & Dandia![/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title color=”#ffffff” size=”26″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google”]Live Music by Maulik Mehta & Band
Free Delicious Snacks & Refreshments[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_color=”#190c35″ padding_bottom=”40″ section_id=”about” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column width=”1/3″][mk_font_icons icon=”mk-icon-ticket” color=”#ffffff” size=”x-large” margin_horizental=”0″ margin_vertical=”20″ circle_color=”#ffffff” align=”center”][mk_fancy_title color=”#ff384a” size=”24″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google”]
Oct 13 – 21, 2015
$3 Mon – Thur
$6 Fri – Sun
Free for kids under 10
Tickets available at entrance
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*New Location*
Riverside Signature Hall
(Formerly known as Pearl Hall)
201-13030 76th Ave
Surrey, BC
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6:30pm – 7:30pm
Shivyog Durga Sapta Shati
Beej Mantra Chanting
7:30pm – Late
Festivities
[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][mk_page_section padding_top=”40″ padding_bottom=”40″ section_id=”history” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_fancy_title color=”#d82f2f” size=”40″ margin_bottom=”15″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google”]History of Navratri[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text]Navaratri is a festival dedicated to the worship of the Hindu deity Durga. The word Navaratri means ‘nine nights’ in Sanskrit, nava meaning nine and ratri meaning nights. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Devi are worshiped. Navaratri represents a celebration of the Goddess Amba, (the Power). Navaratri or Navadurga Parva happens to be the most auspicious and unique period of devotional worship of Shakti (the sublime, ultimate, absolute creative energy) of the Divine conceptualized as the Mother Goddess-Durga, whose worship dates back to prehistoric times before the dawn of the Vedic age. Traditionally, Navratri celebrations are linked to different dance forms, primarily garba and raas.
Garba honors Durga, the feminine form of divinity. Garba is performed in a circle as a symbol of the Hindu view of time. The rings of dancers revolve in cycles, as time in Hinduism is cyclical. The dance symbolizes that God, represented in feminine form in this case, is the only thing that remains unchanging in a constantly changing universe (jagat).
Raas, commonly known as “Dandiya Raas”, is performed during Navaratri. Other forms of Raas include Dang Lila from Rajasthan where only one large stick is used, and “Rasa lila” from North India. In Dandiya Raas men and women dance in two circles, with sticks in their hands.[/vc_column_text][mk_fancy_title color=”#d82f2f” size=”40″ margin_top=”15″ margin_bottom=”15″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google”]Navratri in Vancouver[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text]Navratri in Vancouver has been celebrated for almost 30 years. Although there are various different types of Navratri events taking place throughout the Lower Mainland, the Navratri Festival prides itself on celebrating Navratri as authentically as we can. We want to emulate our ancestors who have been celebrating this beautiful festival for over a thousand years! If you want to witness and participate in an event that is bringing the traditional Gujarati Navratri into Canada than this is the event for you![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][mk_page_section padding_top=”40″ padding_bottom=”40″ section_id=”faq” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_fancy_title color=”#d82f2f” size=”40″ margin_bottom=”15″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google”]FAQ[/mk_fancy_title][mk_faq sortable=”false”][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][mk_page_section full_width=”true” padding_top=”40″ padding_bottom=”40″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_advanced_gmaps latitude=”49.141014″ longitude=”-122.861120″ address=”Riverside Signature Hall, 201-13030 76th Ave, Surrey, BC” map_type_control=”false” scale_control=”false” modify_coloring=”true” hue=”#cccccc” saturation=”-100″][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][mk_page_section min_height=”250″ padding_top=”40″ padding_bottom=”40″ section_id=”contact” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_fancy_title color=”#d82f2f” size=”40″ margin_bottom=”15″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google”]Get in Touch[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text]Feel free to email us at info@navratri.ca with your queries and one of our representatives will be in touch with you, or contact any one of the individuals below:
[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Dr. Mahesh Lodhia
604-837-9783[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Mayuri Soni
604-786-1113[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Umesh Raniga
604-727-2617[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Pravin Soni
604-836-7664[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/mk_page_section]