'Halloween or Navratri?': Internet divided over viral video of 2 dancers doing garba in 'The Nun' costumes

The location of the clip could not be verified by Moneycontrol. (Image: @salonivxrse/X)

For people in the West, Halloween is just around the corner. Meanwhile, in India, people are busy celebrating Navratri and Durga Puja. The festival is celebrated on a grand scale in the country with several visually-pleasing garba nights and elaborate pandals. However, a video that has taken the internet by storm, showed two dancers mixing the two occasions. They were seen doing garba while cosplaying as ‘Valak’ from the horror movie “The Nun”.

In the now-viral video that has been shared by numerous people especially on X (formerly Twitter), the two dancers were seen dressed in “The Nun” costumes while busy doing garba during Navratri festivities. They danced with several other people who were dressed in traditional attire. While doing the Gujarati dance in the unusual outfit, they also caught the attention of the masses, some of whom were seen recording their antics.

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— October 22, 2023

The video swiftly garnered traction online and prompted a plethora of reactions from social media users. While some were amused by their act, others were quite offended and slammed them for ruining tradition.

“Exploring the intersectionality between Garba and Halloween,” a user wrote.

Another user commented, “This is terrible I have no words. Just what sort of nonsense is this?? Garba is religious ceremony done to honour the Goddess Maa Durga. As such doing something like this is blasphemy! Don't play with our religion! Maa Durga is full of life, this is horrible!”

“It is not at all funny. They should be punished for mocking Devi Maa. Garba is not a dance or fancy dress show. It is about worshipping the Goddess. The current generation is spoiled completely,” a third user remarked.

A fourth user quipped, “This is hilarious”.

See some other reactions here:

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Stop this Nonsense

— Kushal Naik (@Nykkushal) October 23, 2023

Hundreds of people around them.. no one stopped them, no one questioned, no one asked them to get out from the venue..this tolerance or indifference is what they take for granted. No respect for others' sentiments. We have to shit on everything that others do..ll do it attitude.

— ... (@gubbiyagoodu) October 22, 2023

https://t.co/UR6IjZCgsQ

— Crazyzapped (@Crazy_zapped) October 22, 2023

https://t.co/1U7ocJQYE0

— Ritik Bhandari (@ritikbhandarii) October 22, 2023

The location of the clip could not be verified by Moneycontrol.

Meanwhile, today marks the last day of the Navratri, the nine-day festival that is celebrated across India with much fervour. Tomorrow, the country will celebrate Dussehra or Vijayadashmi.

Halloween is celebrated on October 31 every year.