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Collected Item: “No Permission for Indian Festival”

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No Permission for Indian Festival

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The nine-night Garba festival, in which devotees dance to the tune invoking blessings from goddess Ambe, will no longer be the same. Thanks to COVID-19, chief minister Vijay Rupani told Garba organizers in Gujarat on Monday not to give permission to event organizers following safety guidelines.

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garba, Gujarat, COVID-19, dance,

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https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/07/27/no-permission-for-garba-festival-in-gujarat-till-august-end.html

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Nandini Oza

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2020-07-27
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