RamzatReportAHMEDABAD · NAVRATRI 2026NAVRATRI 2026 · SEASON SO FAR
Sun, 11 Oct to Mon, 19 Oct. Everything here comes from what visitors rated and what the city published during the nine nights. Nothing is paid for, and the thin parts are shown as thin.
What the city's press reported during the nine nights, in our words, each with its sources. Claims are the outlets', not ours.
The air-conditioned dome built for Kirtidan Gadhvi's Parampara Navratri at Gopal Farm on SP Ring Road came down on the evening of 9 October while work was finishing. Reports say some workers had minor injuries and nobody was seriously hurt. The garba moved to the open ground at the same farm from 12 October, pass prices were cut from ₹1,700 to ₹999, and people who had paid up to ₹2,000 in advance complained about refunds.
Ahmedabad Police published 44 conditions for garba organisers for 11 to 20 October: 12 on permissions and 32 on running the event. Microphones and loudspeakers had to go off at midnight at party plots, clubs, societies and street garbas, venues could not admit more people than their permission stated, and AI-assisted CCTV watched crowds. 84 organisers applied for permission, and a fire NOC was mandatory.
Gujarat Tourism's Vibrant Navratri Festival opened at GMDC Ground on 11 October, inaugurated by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel with the city's mayor, ministers and ambassadors from about six countries present. The opening night featured over 1,000 artists in prachin and arvachin garba and raas dandiya, in an amphitheatre-style layout new this year.
Venue: GMDC Ground
On the second night, crowds arrived at Jigardan Gadhavi's Sachi Navratri from 9 PM, but the garba could not start: the fire department had issued its NOC, and police permission had not come through. After a long wait the night was cancelled and attendees protested on the ground, demanding their ticket money back.
During a break at Aditya Gadhvi's Rang Morla on Shela Road, the stage anchor announced that non-Hindus should leave the ground, and the video spread online. Aditya Gadhvi said the message was not his. The anchor, RJ Akash, later said the words were his but not his view, and that he had read out what the organisers asked. A VHP spokesperson described such announcements as routine at garba events.
At the two-night Safed Parinde garba at Kasumbal Nes in Lapkaman, passes sold at ₹15,000 with unlimited food promised. Attendees told Divya Bhaskar the food ran out about two hours after the 9 PM start, drinking water was unavailable, and the main gate was shut as the crowd grew, leaving pass holders outside. Police reached the venue and entry resumed. The organiser did not respond to the paper.
Ahmedabad Crime Branch's cyber cell arrested two men from Sikar, Rajasthan, for selling discounted fake passes on Instagram, WhatsApp and email between 19 August and 14 October. They used paid ads, one reaching about 40,000 people in the city, and AI-made passes with barcodes and QR codes, trading on the name and logo of the Anant Brahmand event among others. Police counted 686 fake passes and roughly ₹8 lakh taken.
Venues that reached 5 ratings, ranked by the median review. 34 ratings in all; 58 more venues got some ratings but not enough to rank.
Best sound: Swarnim Nagari AC Dome (5.0) · Best singer / music: Swarnim Nagari AC Dome (5.0) · Best crowd / vibe: Swarnim Nagari AC Dome (5.0) · Best organization: Swarnim Nagari AC Dome (5.0)
Full rankings and category leaders ›RATED HIGHEST
Singer / music 4.7/5 across all ratings
Sound 4.4/5 across all ratings
44% would go back to the venue they rated
Most picked: Friends' pick, Family-friendly, Great dhol, Couples' pick, Good food, Traditional
RATED LOWEST
Organization 3.5/5 across all ratings
Crowd / vibe 3.9/5 across all ratings
65% called their night packed empty 0% · comfortable 35% · packed 65%
23% waited long at the gate · 52% found parking hard
“Average”
PYC Navratri · Fri, 16 Oct“Nice place, bit overcrowded”
Pc · Sacred Raas · Thu, 15 Oct“Amazing experience, comfortable ground, must visit.”
Devangee chauhan · Navshakti Navratri · Wed, 14 Oct“Had a great vibes!”
PC · Sachi Navratri · Tue, 13 Oct“Sound quality was very bad, garba songs were not giving much vibe. Overhyped.”
Devangee chauhan · Swarnim Nagari AC Dome · Tue, 13 Oct“Artists were amazing, decore was outstanding, mngmt was smooth.”
Devangee chauhan · Sacred Raas · Mon, 12 Oct“So much crowded”
Aayush · Rang Morla · Mon, 12 Oct“Crazy energy”
Dishu · Swarnim Nagari AC Dome · Mon, 12 Oct200 items from the city's press, listings and social posts, in date order. Each links to its source.
Best rated: Rang Morla — Savanna Party Lawn 4.3/5 from 5 ratings
On stage: Aditya Gadhvi at Rang Morla, Aishwarya Majmudar at Swarnim Nagari AC Dome, Dharam Gadhvi at Kesari Raat, Hardik Dave at Navshakti Navratri, Hariom Gadhvi at Sacred Raas and 19 more
5 ratings, no venue reached 5.
On stage: Aditya Gadhvi at Rang Morla, Aishwarya Majmudar at Swarnim Nagari AC Dome, Hardik Dave at Navshakti Navratri, Hariom Gadhvi at Sacred Raas, Ishani Dave at Shankus Sheri Circle and 18 more
Weather: Clear · 2% chance of rain · 38° / 27° · sunset 18:16
2 ratings, no venue reached 5.
On stage: Aditya Gadhvi at Rang Morla, Aishwarya Majmudar at Swarnim Nagari AC Dome, Dharam Gadhvi at Kesari Raat, Hardik Dave at Navshakti Navratri, Hariom Gadhvi at Sacred Raas and 17 more
Weather: Light drizzle · 20% chance of rain · 38° / 28° · sunset 18:15
Best rated: Swarnim Nagari AC Dome 5.0/5 from 6 ratings
On stage: Aditya Gadhvi at Rang Morla, Aishwarya Majmudar at Swarnim Nagari AC Dome, Hardik Dave at Navshakti Navratri, Hariom Gadhvi at Sacred Raas, Ishani Dave at Shankus Sheri Circle and 17 more
Weather: Light drizzle · 18% chance of rain · 37° / 28° · sunset 18:14
1 ratings, no venue reached 5.
On stage: Aditya Gadhvi at Rang Morla, Aishwarya Majmudar at Swarnim Nagari AC Dome, Dharam Gadhvi at Kesari Raat, Hardik Dave at Navshakti Navratri, Hariom Gadhvi at Sacred Raas and 19 more
Weather: Clear · 0% chance of rain · 37° / 28° · sunset 18:13
1 ratings, no venue reached 5.
On stage: Aditya Gadhvi at Rang Morla, Aishwarya Majmudar at Swarnim Nagari AC Dome, Hardik Dave at Navshakti Navratri, Hariom Gadhvi at Sacred Raas, Ishani Dave at Shankus Sheri Circle and 19 more
Weather: Cloudy · 0% chance of rain · 37° / 27° · sunset 18:12
No ratings for this night.
On stage: Aditya Gadhvi at Rang Morla, Aishwarya Majmudar at Swarnim Nagari AC Dome, Dharam Gadhvi at Kesari Raat, Hardik Dave at Navshakti Navratri, Hariom Gadhvi at Sacred Raas and 21 more
Weather: Cloudy · 4% chance of rain · 38° / 27° · sunset 18:11
No ratings for this night.
On stage: Aditya Gadhvi at Rang Morla, Aishwarya Majmudar at Swarnim Nagari AC Dome, Hardik Dave at Navshakti Navratri, Hariom Gadhvi at Sacred Raas, Ishani Dave at Shankus Sheri Circle and 17 more
Weather: Clear · 8% chance of rain · 37° / 27° · sunset 18:10
1 ratings, no venue reached 5.
On stage: Aditya Gadhvi at Rang Morla, Aishwarya Majmudar at Swarnim Nagari AC Dome, Dharam Gadhvi at Kesari Raat, Hardik Dave at Navshakti Navratri, Hariom Gadhvi at Sacred Raas and 17 more
Announced nights across all venues, and how many raters confirmed seeing them.
The venues, grounds and singers stay listed, so every page here keeps answering searches until next year. The ratings reopen on the first night of the next season, and the lineup pages fill as organizers announce.
What changes next time: ratings open from the first evening, more ways to send a review in, and the report built as the nights go, not only at the end.