Ahmedabad: The festive season has set in with Navratri and Dussehra, hence India is in celebratory mode.

Images of colourful Durga Puja celebrations, videos of Garba and dandiya are all over social media platforms as well as conventional media. ADVERTISEMENT

One particular video, which has gone viral, has brought to light a unique ritual from Gujarat which is performed by men on the eighth night of Navratri.

Every year, on this day, men from the Barot community wear sarees and perform Garba dance at Sadu Mata Ni Pol, in Ahmedabad, to honour an ancient legend.

The men in sarees are seen clapping and gently swaying to the calming music.

Watch the viral video:

Men perform Garba in sarees. pic.twitter.com/OrOv2S36hN

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The ritual traces

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