Rains can`t dampen the Navratri spirit
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Mumbai and Thane are likely to get moderate showers on Friday night, too
With only two more nights of garba and dandiya left for this year, Mumbaikars did not let rain dampen their festive spirit
Even as dancers twirled to the beats of music, it began raining in several parts of Mumbai and Thane on Thursday evening
Residents in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region celebrated day 8 of Navratri on Thursday, October 10, with great zest
Wearing colourful attires, revellers reached the major garba grounds across MMR
A dancer grooves to the beats of music at Thane
The Raas Rang Thane Ground had organised the garba contest for Navratri
The nine-day Navratri celebrations will conclude on Friday and India will celebrate Vijayadashami or Dussehra on day 10
The organisers also paid their tributes to veteran industrialist Ratan Tata who passed away on Wednesday, October 9, owing to age-related health complications
Apart from the ground in Thane, several organisers in Mumbai also paid their tributes to Ratan Tata
Thane residents joined the organisers in paying their respects to the philanthropist
However, the rains failed to play any spoilsport as Mumbaikars continued their dance steps amid the thundershowers
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