A large crowd of Hindus living in Seychelles gathered at the Music Stadium in Victoria Saturday October 4 to celebrate Navarathri.

On the auspicious day the Hindu community living in Seychelles performed various dances to worship Durga Mataa, the Goddess of strength. They prayed to the Goddess by dancing in circles and clapping their hands to the rhythm of live music.

Before the dance performances High Commissioner of India, Malay Mishra, sent Navarathri greetings to all the Hindus and praised the Hindu Council of Seychelles for its hard work to keep and spread Hinduism here.

H.E Mr Mishra also called on the Hindus to continue to work in unity and harmony.

The celebrations continued until late in the evening with more greeting messages from the management committee and different presentations on why the Hindus celebrate Navarathri.

Navarathri is also an occasion for all families to come together and a time for the ladies and children to wear their best outfit.

Curious Seychellois, who were able to enjoy a variety of Indian food on sale, also attended the celebration.

The Navarathri celebrations ended with the presentation of prizes to winners in different categories of competitive dance performances and the distribution of Prasad (sweets).

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