Graphic of a typical Golu/Kollu arrangement.

Navaratri at Kalapriya
A community celebration for families and children

Date: Sunday, October 6, 2024
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Venue: Kalapriya Studio
Address: 2101 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60616

Free & Open to the Public

Celebrate Navaratri at Kalapriya with dance, music, and refreshments! Kalapriya dancer Kavisha Prajapati will be teaching a Garba dance workshop. Be sure to bring your golu/kollu (miniature idol, doll, or toy) to place on our golu/kollu pedestals! Please drop in for a few minutes or the full two hours to celebrate with us.

About Navaratri

Navaratri literally translates into “Nine Nights” and is a celebration worshipping nine goddesses during nine days/nights. It is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of India, most often in the post-monsoon autumn time. In all cases, the common theme is the battle and victory of good over evil based on a regionally famous epic or legend, but always by a female Goddess overpowering the demon or villain!