Navratri is the festival of nine days. It’s believed that each day has a different story of Ma Durga having a war with demon king, known as the Mahishasura.  Mahishasura worship lord Shiva and gain super power with the help of this power he treat people badly and considered himself a god. As he starts harassing people with his power and do not let people to praised other god.to solve this problem Lord Shiva, brahma and Vishnu came together and couples their power and created goddess durga to kill Mahishasura. it is believe that this war was last for nine long days.

This was a reason behind celebrating Navratri but do you know why people of Gujarat play Garba on these days??

The nine forms of Devi are correlated not only to the nine nights of fighting Mahisasura, but also the nine Tantric cakras. In the Tantric tradition, each incarnation is linked to a cakra, which are important nodes along the body that are part of an interconnected system of energy and spiritual experience. The conceptualisation of the nine Devis as each cakra culminates in the revelation of a tenth form, Adi parasakti, who is in reality all nine forms in one. The process theology presented here is both a meaningful spiritual framework for one’s personal growth, as well as linking social justice with Hindu faith concepts. Among the most distinguished of festivals rejoiced in Gujarat is Navratri. This nine-day long festival is celebrated to glorify and worship Goddess Durga or Shakti. It is recognised by various pandals or enormous tents that form the energetic and mesmerising dance of Garba or dandiya with traditional Gujarati music. It lasts with special fasting food and various other manners in which people commence and complete it.

As popular Navratri is , Navratri outfits is way more famous. People specially design new outfits for Navratri every year. People never get off from traditional design and pattern of Navratri outfit and always try to have that authentic touch to their look

Lehenga

Women’s mostly prefer to wear chaniya choli . Basically heavy flair Ghaghara with embroidery and weaving work all over. Colourful threads are generally used to creates different design such as birds, animals, flowers, and many other geometric design. Along with this you can see paper mirror work on whole outfits. Somewhat it is mandatory to create this traditional look. at the bottom generally wide border is there also tassels were used to attached so while performing garba it give a beautiful vibe.

Blouse

Navratri blouse is always a creative part of whole Attire. It’s the base of looking traditional. The whole Fabric of blouse is embroidered and has weaving work called Bharat kam in Gujarati. There is lot of different type of handicrafts which is very popular all over the world. It’s includes well combination of patterns, stitches, threads, shapes and colors along with this patches work which is highly use to create this kind of outfit as it’s show the origin of this tradition.

Odhani

 A Dupatta generally known as odhani in navratri outfit. Like lehenga, odhani is also fully embroidered with tassel and mirror work, normally women use it to cover her head. Odhani use to wear in Gujarati style only. it’s nicely drape from front side and stuck to Ghaghara from behind on other side. odhani having a lot of colors work itself.

Jewellery

The way Navratri outfit is full of heavy embroidery work that you hardly see  any plain fabric. People wear lot of jewellery on it. some people really think it’s over dress but it is what tradition comes.

Very first we starts with Choker. No matter how much embroider blouse is choker is complimentary on it. This Gujarati style choker is mostly made from oxidised, women prefer to wear oxidised jewellery, a black silver jewellery. from Choker to payal ( anklets) all made from oxidised only. As this oxidised jewellery is influence from Afghan jewellery.

Kundan is also most favourable in Gujarati culture. In most of the Gujarati style jewellery Kundan is used in major part. Along with oxidised jewellery, Kundan jewellery also prefers to wear with Garba outfit. As both of this is considered as traditional jewellery type of Gujarat.

Women from most of the different part of India wears waist belt, generally called kamarbandh. In gujarati languages it is known as kad kandoro which is also made from oxidised  or of any fabric decorated with embroidery, bead work or mirror work. It is used to tie around waist. In Navratri outfit its use as to stuck dupatta along with to look more attractive. This works as detailing part for playing Garba.

The gujarati style anklets are made of silver , generally the sound of tinkle with every step its spread  an energy. This anklets are wider or may thinner but ghungharu is stud so it’s make pleasant noise.

Bangles are mostly colorful paired with heavy oxidised bangles. Along with white color bajus which used to wear on armlet.

If we talk about earring then its all paired with chokar only, mostly long and heavy earring are more preferable.

All in all, it is well balanced combination of oxidised and embroidery. You can see all different design, patterns and colors in one attire only.it is so colorful and exciting that its give the vibe of happiness and enjoyment. Every time people use to change and add different thing but its perfection is so wide that every other jewellery and outfit go with another one