FOUR HUNDRED GIRLS PERFORMED DANDIYA

FOUR HUNDRED GIRLS PERFORMED DANDIYA

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RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA--------------------------On Friday, Shubh Narayan Nagar School in Ara city organized an "Abhivyakti" program to mark the Sharadiya Navratri festival. The girls presented a unique performance of the Goddess song Jhijhiya and Dandiya dance. The school's 400 girls, divided into groups, performed Dandiya together, with the school's principal and teachers providing full support. The Jhijhiya and Dandiya performances filled the entire atmosphere with devotion.

Chants of "Jai Mata Di" and Mother Aranya Devi filled the area. Prior to this, the "Expression" program was jointly inaugurated by the school's Principal and President of the City Ramlila Committee Trust, Dr. Archana Singh, the school's Director, Dr. Kumar Dwijendra, the City Ramlila Committee Trust's Secretary, Vishnu Shankar, the Treasurer, Colonel Rana Pratap Singh, and members Ram Kumar Singh, Manoj Kumar Singh, Awadhesh Pandey, D. Rajan, Dr. Krishna Kumar, Harendra Yadav, OP Kashyap, Avinash Kumar, and Akhilanand Ojha.

This was followed by the worship of Goddess Durga and the garlanding of the idol. Principal Dr. Archana Singh stated that each girl embodies the essence of Goddess Durga, a form that is rooted in her own values ​​and culture. She added that when there is a desire for victory, the Goddess is worshipped. Unity in diversity prevails in our country. Dussehra is celebrated as the victory of good over evil. In the vote of thanks, the school's Director, Dr. Kumar Dwijendra, stated that the worship of Goddess Durga is an expression of emotion. Following this, the school girls presented the Goddess Durga Aarti, "Jai Ambe Gauri," filling the atmosphere with devotion. The school girls then performed the Devi song "Apan Balak Jani Sevaka Ke Sardha…," the Jhijhiyan dance "Tohre Bharose Baram Baba," the Mata Bhajan "Budhiya Ke Bhes Dha Ke Aaili," the Dandiya dance "Dholira-Dholira," the Mata Bhajan "Sair Sheetala Phoolmati," the Dandiya dance "Poonam Ki Raat Mein Sakhiyon," and the Dandiya dance "Aayi Gayi Raat."

During the program, the Bhojpuri Kala Yatra "Sarjan Trust" honored the school's Principal, Dr. Archana Singh, with a robe and a painting of the Goddess. The Principal and Director then honored all the officials and members of the guest Nagar Ramlila Committee Trust with robes and dandies. The program was conducted by senior teacher Arvind Kumar Ojha and student Sakshi. The song was sung by Raj and Suhani Dubey. The lyrics were composed by music teachers Dharmendra Kumar, Amitesh Ranjan, and Mahendra Sharma.

The choreography was done by dance teacher Chintu Kumar, and the stage decoration was done by art teachers Sanjeev Kumar and Vishnu Shankar. The hymn to the Mother Goddess, "Jai Ambe Gauri" was presented by school students Priyanshi Singh, Meenakshi Pandey, Soumya Singh, Saloni Kumari, Arpita Kesari, Ananya Kesari, Sikham, Vandana Kumari, Archana Chaudhary, Shreyangni, Kritika Kumari, Pratigya Singh, Tapasya Bhardwaj, Sarika Singh, Shreya, Srishti, Gyani, Vaishnavi Singh, and Arpita Kumari.

The Jhijhiyan, "Nritya Tohre Bharose Baram Baba..." was presented by Arya, Shivangi, Princey, Nikita, Manisha, Vidya, Sabhyata, Sabhangi, Ashi, Sanskriti, Ishika, Supriya, Nidhi, and Aditi, making the atmosphere devotional. Dandiya, the Dandiya dance, Dholira-Dholira... was sung by Arya, Prachi, Manvi, Shivangi, Aditi, Angel, Shruti, Manisha made people dance with their performances.