Navratri celebrations in New Zealand

न्यूजीलैंड मे नवरात्री उत्सव

Navratri festival celebrations in New Zealand: Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton, Wellington and other cities – scroll down for programs

click for Navratri Aarti Prayers: Hindi & Gujarati

click for Garba Dandiya in New Zealand

click for List of Temples in New Zealand

About Navratri

‘Nav’ नव means Nine and ‘Ratri’ रात्रि means nights. Navratri mean nine night. In various Indian languages it is mentioned as नवरात्री / નવરાત્રી / ਨਵਰਤੀ / நவராத்திரி / నవరాత్రి / ನವರಾತ್ರಿ / Navaratri / Nav-ratri / Navrathri / Navratram / Naurata / Naurati / Naboratri / Navarathiri.

The festival is celebrated by all the Indo Asian religions and communities. The festival is celebrated with Prayers and traditional dances. There are many temples (Mandir / मन्दिर / गुरुद्वारा) and associations in New Zealand organizing various programs during Navratri. Every temple Authorities and volunteers put in their heart and soul to celebrate every Indian Festive occasion with great pomp and make us feel at home. click here to see list of temples in New Zealand

Navaratri is the nine-day festival, during which we worship Goddess Durga with prayers. These prayers are in the form of Durgotsav, mata ki chowki (माता की चौकी), Durga Puja, Dashain, devotional songs and traditional Gujarati dance called “Raas Garba”. This is one of the most popular festivals across India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Fiji, Mauritius and many other countries, with unique traditional celebrations, especially in Bengal and Gujarat states of India.

Navratri 2024 dates (Lunar day / Tithi as per New Zealand time)

• Fri, 4 Oct 2024: Ghat-sthapna, Navratri Begins. Ghat Sthapna घट स्थापना (As per India time, Navratri begins on 3rd Oct)
• Sat, 12 Oct 2024: Maha Navmi, Saraswati Visarjan, Ayudha Puja
• Sun, 13 Oct 2024: Vijaya Dashmi, Dussera, Dasherra
• Thu, 17 Oct 2024: Sharad Purnima, Kojagari Puja, Brightest full moon day

DANDIYA AND GARBA:

“Raas” or “Dandiya Raas” (डान्डिया रास) or “Raas Garba” (रास गरभा)  is the traditional folk dance form of Gujarat & Rajasthan states of India. It is the featured dance of Navratri evening celebrations. It started from Gujarat and now one can see these dance in almost every city in India and entire world. click for Garba Nights across New Zealand

Raas Dandiya is organized in all major cities of New Zealand. There are many Dadiya Garba programs during Navratri, before and after navratri.

Garba dance, Mata ki chowki and Prayers are organized every year in almost all the temples and Indian community centers across New Zealand.

Garba Dandiya in New Zealand

Enjoy and have a blessed festival. Jai Mata Di.

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