Holi, Baisakhi, New Year and Valentine's Day are just a few of the festivals hosted at Sankalp grounds, Goregaon, in north Bombay, as vibrant community celebrations.But Navratri is its crowd-puller.
We are not talking of crowds of hundreds or a thousand.
Sankalp dandiya celebrations redefine the meaning of a crowd. As many as 20,000 garba buffs may congregate on any warm night with 40,000 sticks clacking.
Why? To dance to the songs of a portly, energetic woman, with a boy cut and a youthful face, who runs the show with verve.
Yup, you guessed it -- the very popular and lively Falguni Pathak. You probably haven't seen a singer full of as much dum as Falguni.
Before the show started at the Goregaon Sports Club grounds, of which Sankalp is a part of, Falguni offered a prayer backstage, while the other singers chatted.
Her night kicked off with a round of upbeat, chatpata Gujarati folk songs. Later, foot-tapping, hot filmi numbers like Mangal Mangal (from Mangal Pandey) and peppy Marathi songs took over.
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Text: Patcy N | Photographs: Jewella C Miranda
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