Ahmedabad's unique Saduma na Garba ritual features men performing Garba in sarees on Navratri's Ashtami. This 200-year-old tradition by the Barot community serves as atonement for failing to protect ...

In the Sadu Mata Ni Pol area of Ahmedabad, a 200-year-old ritual unfolds every year on the eighth night of Navratri. Men in sarees perform Garba in a tradition known as Saduma na Garba, honouring an ...

Every Navratri, the narrow street of Sadu Mata Ni Pol in Ahmedabad transforms into a stage for one of India’s most unusual yet deeply meaningful traditions. Known as Saduma na Garba, this ...

A short video from this year’s celebration, uploaded by the Instagram page Awesome Amdavad, quickly gained traction online. In Ahmedabad’s old city, the neighbourhood of Sadu Mata Ni Pol once again ...

A centuries-old Navratri ritual in Ahmedabad, Saduma na Garba, recently went viral. Men from the Barot community perform Garba in sarees as an act of penance, stemming from a 200-year-old curse by ...