India is a diverse country where uh. In which different states there are different tradition and culture and various type of festival like diwali, Navrari, Ganesh, shdhuti is uh. As celebrated today. I would talk about uh, a festival called Navtri which is uh, celebrated in the month of October where people play garba for ten days. During which they also kept fast in which only uh. They are allowed to eat fruits and vegetable. Viral. Uh, some people are also indulge in some traditional delegacy like a sabudana dishes. Uh. At that time, uh, different attires are weed by the woman and uh, men in which women wear traditional clothes like chanyach chi. And they also wear different kind of jewries. Uh. And get ready whilealth the men wear kura and uh. Uh, doi having different kind of embroidery in it. In villages the festival is more celebrated in a traditional way. While in cities, uh. Big organ organization arranging garba at a very big platform where a lot of people are there and different kind of singers are also performing there. Uh uh, this is a festival where people worship the uh, goddess ma Durga, uh, and show devotion to them. And at the end of the 10th day an idol of Ravana is born as a symbol of uh. Cruelty which is finished.
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India is a diverse country with different traditions and cultures in various states. There are many festivals celebrated, such as Diwali, Navratri, Ganesh Chaturthi, and Dussehra. Today, I'd like to talk about Navratri, a festival celebrated in the month of October. During Navratri, people play Garba for ten days. They also observe a fast, during which they only eat fruits and vegetables. Some people indulge in traditional delicacies like sabudana dishes. Women wear traditional clothes like chaniya cholis and adorn themselves with jewelry. Men wear kurtas with intricate embroidery. In villages, the festival is celebrated in a more traditional way. In cities, large organizations arrange Garba events on grand platforms, attracting many people. Singers also perform at these events. Navratri is a festival where people worship the goddess Durga and show their devotion to her. On the tenth day, an effigy of Ravana is burnt, symbolizing the destruction of evil.
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