Commercialization of Navratri banned in Sabarkantha

To prevent commercialization of Navratri festival, District collector of Sabarkantha M. Thennarson has in a welcome step issued a notification to ban distribution/selling of invitation card or entry ticket this Navratri in his district.

According to collector’s order, under Mumbai Act rules para 33-1X if any Navratri organizer is found distributing/selling invitation card, Ticket or pass for Navrari during 30-10-2008 to 8-10-2008, a case would be issued against him and strict actions would be taken under 131,188.

Navratri, once was a public festival for religious cause. But for last decade or so, it has become a commercial event where price of entry pass ranges from Rs. 100 to 300 at commercial venues. For possibly the first time in Gujarat, Sabarkantha collector has ordered to ban commercially organized Navratri.