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wing up away from one’s native land might not lend strong bonding with its culture, customs & rituals. At several occasions, for Indians living abroad too, save one festivity celebrated by all for its vibrancy, fervour and oft en romance is Dandiya Ras. The nine days of Navratras draw the NRIs closer to India as much to the divine Durga (Goddess of Power) Lakshmi (Goddess of Wealth) & Saraswati (Goddess of Knowledge). For years, the flood plain of the Raritan River in New Jersey, on weekends of October has been greeting people mainly of the Gujarati community, swirling around in colourful attire at the famous Navratri festival of Edison, kept alive by the Indo- American Cultural Society. The festivity at New Jersey that started in 1990, attracted intolerance from the city council that introduced the ‘Public Entertainment Ordinance’ owing to a growing number of celebrants anywhere between 10,000 - 12,000 and growing decibels of sound and hours of celebration.
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wing up away from one’s native land might not lend strong bonding with its culture, customs & rituals. At several occasions, for Indians living abroad too, save one festivity celebrated by all for its vibrancy, fervour and oft en romance is Dandiya Ras. The nine days of Navratras draw the NRIs closer to India as much to the divine Durga (Goddess of Power) Lakshmi (Goddess of Wealth) & Saraswati (Goddess of Knowledge). For years, the flood plain of the Raritan River in New Jersey, on weekends of October has been greeting people mainly of the Gujarati community, swirling around in colourful attire at the famous Navratri festival of Edison, kept alive by the Indo- American Cultural Society. The festivity at New Jersey that started in 1990, attracted intolerance from the city council that introduced the ‘Public Entertainment Ordinance’ owing to a growing number of celebrants anywhere between 10,000 - 12,000 and growing decibels of sound and hours of celebration.For Complete IIPM Article, Click on IIPM Article
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007
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