{"id":41497,"date":"2025-09-24T16:08:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T10:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/aarambh-sharad-ratri-ahmedabad-kicks-off-navratri-2025-in-style\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T16:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T10:38:18","slug":"aarambh-sharad-ratri-ahmedabad-kicks-off-navratri-2025-in-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/aarambh-sharad-ratri-ahmedabad-kicks-off-navratri-2025-in-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Aarambh Sharad Ratri Ahmedabad Kicks Off Navratri 2025 in Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><b>Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], September 24: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ahmedabad decided to start Navratri 2025 with a bang, and not the quiet kind. <\/span><b>Aarambh Sharad Ratri Ahmedabad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, hosted by entrepreneurs <\/span><b>Shruti Chaturvedi and Manu Khera<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, pulled in the city\u2019s movers, shakers, and sparkle-makers. Business honchos, politicians, bureaucrats, celebrities, and content creators all turned up. If you weren\u2019t there, yes, you missed the memo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event was basically Ahmedabad saying, \u201cNavratri starts here, and we mean business.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55450\" src=\"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Aarambh Sharad Ratri PNN\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/p>\n<h3><b>Tradition With a Starry Twist<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The night kicked off with a <\/span><b>Bhavya Aarti<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> led by a priest from <\/span><b>Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, along with five female priests. That\u2019s right, tradition, but inclusive. No pretentious fluff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then the crowd jumped into <\/span><b>2 Taali, 3 Taali, Raas, and Dandiya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sequences. Hands clapping, feet moving, everyone feeling the rhythm. No artificial \u201cvibe\u201d, just real people, real energy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Who\u2019s Who of Gujarat<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The guest list read like a power directory:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ajay Patel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Chairman of ADC Bank and GSC Bank, President of Gujarat Chambers of Commerce &amp; Industry<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ravindra Bhati<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 MLA of Sheo, Rajasthan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Chiranjiv Patel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 MD, PC Snehal Group<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Pavan Bakeri<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Bakeri Group<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Shashank Kumar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Razorpay Co-founder<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then, of course, the Gujarati film industry showed up to remind everyone that Navratri isn\u2019t just for boardrooms:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Malhar Thakar<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mitra Gadhvi<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Esha Kansara<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Siddharth Bhavsar<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Aarohi and Tatsat<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Kinjal Rajpriya<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Aanchal Agrawal<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s be honest, seeing industrialists and film stars share the same floor while doing Dandiya is a sight that can\u2019t be staged.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Sacred Vibes, No Pretension<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every attendee got <\/span><b>Prasad from Ambaji Shaktipeeth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Not the candy-store kind, authentic, spiritual. It reminded everyone that amid all the glam and selfies, Navratri still starts with blessings.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Shruti Chaturvedi Speaks<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shruti Chaturvedi put it simply:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAarambh Sharad Ratri was envisioned as a celebration where tradition meets community. We are overwhelmed with the love and participation from everyone who joined us \u2013 from leaders and creators to friends and family. This gathering was not just an event, but a reminder of how deeply culture connects us all, and I am grateful to each one who made it special.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They nailed it. Tradition, community, and spectacle all in one night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mark your calendars. The next <\/span><b>Sharad Ratri Garba<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is on <\/span><b>6th October<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, themed <\/span><b>16 Kalas on the Moon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. After this launch, expectations are sky-high. If the first night is anything to go by, it\u2019s going to be explosive, seriously, Ahmedabad doesn\u2019t do dull.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], September 24: Ahmedabad decided to start Navratri 2025 with a bang, and not the quiet kind. Aarambh Sharad Ratri Ahmedabad, hosted by entrepreneurs Shruti Chaturvedi and Manu Khera, pulled in the city\u2019s movers, shakers, and sparkle-makers. Business honchos, politicians, bureaucrats, celebrities, and content creators all turned up. 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