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Gandhi Samaj Of Chicago celebrates the Navratri Festival.
Navratri is a nine-day long festival that is celebrated by Hindus across world during the autumn season
A Chicago-based nonprofit organization Gandhi Samaj of Chicago celebrates the Navratri Festival on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the beautiful Auditorium of Maine East High School, Park Ridge. The program includes Live Garba and Raas with live band from Rohit Parekh's Live Band. More than 900 people attended and danced at the Navratri celebrations.
Navratri festival is one of the most awaited festivals in Chicago for the community. Men, Women, Youngs older and Children dress up in Beautiful multi-color attire and gather in large numbers came to celebrate and performed Garba and Dandiya music during the season of Navratri.
Navratri celebration was organized by Mr. Hitesh Gandhi, President of Gandhi Samaj of Chicago. During an interview Mr. Gandhi said “The Navratri Festival, which began on October 10 end with the triumph of good over evil on the day of Dusshera on October 19. Our community celebrates the colors of Navratri, the grandeur of Durga Puja, and triumph of good over evil. families and friends come together to pray, dance, and observe traditions in hundreds of different forms passed down from generation to generation”.
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A devotee said “This is an oldest cultural organization of Indian-Americans over three decades of existence in Chicagoland. Our purpose of the organization is to teach cultural awareness, traditional values and mythological and historical roots to current generations and beyond.”
Several attendees Congratulate to president of the Gandhi Samaj of Chicago Hitesh Gandhi for organizing beautiful event in Chicagoland.
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Many prominent of Chicagoland's Indian community attended the evening, including candidate for mayor of the Schaumburg mayor Sunil Shah. Mr. shah was also chief guest and keynote speaker of the event.
During the speech President Mr. Hitesh Gandhi thanked all the guests, supporters, devotees, sponsors and volunteers for their dedication and support to make this event successful.
The event would not have been possible without the following contribution such as Sunil Shah, Dinesh Gandhi, Tushar Modi, Dharmesh Gandhi, Jay Gandhi, Tejal Gandhi, Kalpana Gandhi, Dimple Gandhi, Pravin Gandhi, Annie Gandhi, Radhika Gandhi, Krina Gandhi and others.
