Sanskruti Navaratri Utsav Dandiya Dhamaka 2015 at Taj Deccan, Hyderabad

On Wednesday, 14th October 2015, Sanskruti had celebrated Navrati Utsav - Dandiya Dhamaka with 'Challengers' a troop from Mumbai.

Hosted at The Taj Deccan, Kohinoor.

With the Navratri festivities just around the corner it was time for the Sanskruti ladies to kick off with a celebration. The "Navratri Utsav" is our signature event, the members and guests participated with great enthusiasm. The celebrations were initiated with a prayer by Ms. Vanadana Pai and Ganesh Vandana Dance by Rupa Shah. All participants were dressed in their best traditional attire based on the theme of "Kutch and Bandej". The mood was festive, with music, dance, laughter and merriment in the air. Wonderful Decorations with festive flowers like Marigold, done by our very own Ms. Heena Popat. Our Judges for the afternoon were Ms. Esha Hindocha and Ms. Pratiksha Prashant. Our Main Performance was a traditional Gujarati Dance known as "Tipri", choreographed by Ms. Sheetal Shaha. Various prizes were distributed under the categories such as; -Lady Sanskruti- Best Kutch work choli, Best Garba Dancer, Best Dandiya, Best Dressed ,Best All Rounder, Senior Citizen Player, Best Kutch Outfit, Best Work Bangles, Best Work Bindi, Best Mang Tikka, Active Dancer, Lip-syncing Dancer, Smiling Dancer, Stylish Drape Outfit, Dandiya Pair Jodi & all the kids present. The event was a fabulous social gathering of 150 members and guests. Towards the end, there was a delicious spread of Gujarati food.
We hope to have many more such successful events in the future.