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jersey city hosts ‘biggest’ outdoor navaratri event

Our Bureau

jersey ciTy, nj

he outdoor Navratri celebrations in
Jersey City held on two weekends
TOct. 8-9 and Oct. 15 and 16, is being
described by organizers as the “biggest”
in the nation, coming as it does, after 2
years of restrictions during the Covid-19
pandemic. Thousands of people showed
up and enjoyed the festivities, many wear-
ing colorful traditional Indian clothing.
Several Jersey City officials also
joined the crowd in prayers and gave
speeches, including Mayor Steven Fulop,
Councilman Richard Boggiano from
Ward C, and Amy DeGise, candidate for
Councilwoman-at-Large for Jersey City.
The events were organized by exec-
utives of the Asian Merchants Associ-
ation along with the Govinda Sanskar
Center, and sponsored by among others,
Bhavesh Patel, a businessman in Jer-
sey City. Raju Patel, president of Asian
Merchants Association, Suresh Patel
(Mukhia), co-founder of the Garba
dance function, Lalu Dhanani who was
in charge of outreach, and Jagdish Pa-
tel, secretary of AMA, were among the
main organizers.

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