Elements Mall presents Dasara with “Dandiya Raas”

Fun Festivities @ Elements Mall presents “Dandiya Raas” – on Saturday 23rd of September the from 6 - 9 PM. Interested people can come and be part of it and dance away the evening. Raas or Dandiya Raas is the traditional folk dance form of Gujarat & Rajashthan in India and is associated with scenes of Holi and Lila of Krishna and Radha at Vrindavan. Along with Garba, it is the featured dance of Navaratri evenings in Western India. During Navaratri Festival in most of the cities of Gujarat and Rajasthan, people gather and perform Dandiya Raas and Garba. It is a fun filled dance with music and drums being played. The Dandiya Raas dance originated as devotional Garba dances, which were performed in Goddess Durga’s honor. This dance form is actually the staging of a mock-fight between Goddess Durga and Mahishasura, the mighty demon-king. This dance is also nicknamed ‘The Sword Dance’. The sticks of the dance represent the sword of Goddess Durga. The origin of these dances can be traced back to the life of Lord Krishna. Today, Raas is not only an important part of Navaratri in Gujarat but extends itself to other festivals related to harvest and crops as well.