Navratri 2022 has started and everyone is enjoying the festive mood. During the Navratri festival, people do Garba as a sign of devotion and worship. For nine nights, men and women perform a dance form to pay respect to any of the many mother goddesses. Amidst the festive season, a video showing women doing Garba on a local train in Mumbai is doing rounds on the internet.
A viral video shows a group of women performing Garba in a local train from Kalyan. Other passengers are seen having a good time and filming videos of them dancing passionately. The footage captured by the camera was uploaded by the Twitter handle of Mumbai Railways. They shared the video and wrote, “#Garba #Navrathri MUMBAI LOCALS CREATE MOMENTS Just at 10:02am yesterday #AClocal from Kalyan. FUN HAS NO LIMIT.”
Once the video hit the internet, it went viral on the internet. Netizens took to the comments section to react to it. One user wrote, “Festive apart but I think safety should come first, women near the gate hold no support. Another user wrote, “Moments like these make the ride more magical.” A third user wrote, “Benefits of local AC. Imagine if that was done in a local environment without AC at peak hours. The other ladies would crowd them out.” The user also commented, “That’s what makes Mumbai a special place, people will create and find joy in the most unexpected places.”
While some users praised the ladies for enjoying the moment, others criticized them for ignoring safety and dancing on a local train