List of Garba events in Vadodara

Vadodara is considered the cultural capital of Gujarat, and the most sought after location for celebrating Navratri (Reference: http://www.gujarattourism.com/showpage.aspx?contentid=502&lang=English). Vadodara is the best Garba destination in the state of Gujarat during nine days' Hindu festival of Navratri. The Navratri festival is normally falls in month of October every year. Following is a list of major Garba events in the city of Vadodara.

List of Major Garba Events

Year Started

Name of Garba Events & Location

Organiser

Singer Group

Website

Unknown

Sheri Garba, Ghariyali Pole

Amba Mata Mandir

Local Group

None

Unknown

Sheri Garba, Lal Court

Unknown

Local Group

None

1967

Sheri Garba, Nagarwada

Nagarwada Yuvak Mandal

Local Group

None

Unknown

Fine Arts, Kamati Baug

MS University, Fine Arts Dept

Local Group

None

1988 till 1998

Aarkee, Subhanpura

Sandesara Group

Achal Maheta & Nisha Upadhyay of Rishabh Group

None

1993

United Way, Sarabhai Compound (previously Kalali Fatak)

United Way of Baroda

Atul Purohit of Rutumbhara Group

United Way

1999

Maa Shakti, Vaccine Institute Ground, Old Padra Road

Jayesh Thakkar, Samvedan Cheritable Trust

Achal Maheta of Rishabh Group

Maa Shakti

1999

Alaiya Balaiya (Children's Garba), Shantikunj Society, Manjalpur

None

2000

United Aarki, Lakshmi Vilas Palace Compound

Yogesh Akolkar, Way to Unity Trust

Unknown

None

2000

Adukiyo Dadukiyo (Children's Garba), Karelibaug

Yogesh Akolkar, Way to Unity Trust

Dhwani Bhesania

2000

Shishu Sanskrutik Garba Mahotsav (Children's Garba), Subhanpura

Sonia Shah & Avani Patel

Unknown

None

2001

Bita Garba, Akota Ground

Baroda IT Association

Preeti Joshi & Prashant Chafekar of Aalap Group

BITA Garba

2003

Bal Gunjan Navratri (Children's Garba), Bal Bhavan, Kamati Baug

Bal Bhavan

Unknown

None

2010

Aarkee

Sandesara Group

Unknown

None

Unknown

Chidamb Garba Mahostav

Unknown

Vishwash Colony, Alkapuri

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Pranalika Garba, Kalyanbag, Manjalpur

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