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Devika Garba Mahotsav

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Poolside at Devika Hotel & Resort, Salaiya — Hoshangabad Road, Bhopal. Live dhol, a proper Gujarati mandli, and a vibrant poolside Garba experience on both nights.

Standard passes apply to every guest · Valet parking · Female security on the floor · Music stops 10 PM sharp

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Why This One

Bhopal has loud garba.
It doesn't have a good one.

We have planned the floor around the way Garba should feel: enough room to move, a clear programme, family-friendly entry and a lively poolside setting.

Room to dance, by design

A thoughtfully planned floor where you can actually play Garba, move comfortably and enjoy the night.

Live dhol and mandli

A real Gujarati mandli with live dhol and sehnai alongside the DJ — not a playlist on a laptop for four hours.

Home by eleven

Gates at 6, garba from 7, done by 10. Built around Bhopal's sound rules so families can come and still get home at a sane hour.

A couples-and-families floor

Most of the room is couples, families and mixed groups. Stag entry uses its own pass category, with female security on the floor and a separate family lane at the gate.

The resort, not a ground

Poolside lawn, lake air, clean washrooms you would let your mother use, and gated parking inside the property.

Prizes worth dressing for

Best chaniya choli and best kediyu judged both nights, plus a garba face-off. Bring the outfit you have been saving.

The Two Nights

Saptami and Ashtami.
The best weekend of Navratri.

Night 1

17 October

सप्तमी

Saturday · Gates 6:00 PM · Garba 7:00–10:00 PM

Raas Night

Traditional raas and garba with the mandli, opening aarti at 6:45, and the best-dressed round at 9.

Book 17 Oct
Night 2

18 October

अष्टमी

Sunday · Gates 6:00 PM · Garba 7:00–10:00 PM

Ashtami Finale

Dandiya raas, the garba face-off, and the season's biggest tracks to close out the weekend.

Book 18 Oct
Passes

Pick your night, pick your pass.

Choose your night

Each pass is valid for your selected night. Choose Stag, Couple or Group of 5.

Stag

One person, one night

₹299
per person · admits 1
  • Entry for one
  • Access to the garba floor
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Group of 5

Five people, one night

₹999
₹199.80 a head · admits 5
  • Entry for five
  • Access to the garba floor
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Enquiries, payments and booking confirmation are handled by our team on WhatsApp. Physical passes are collected at the gate. The displayed price is your final payable amount. No additional charges are added at checkout. Every guest requires a standard pass. Passes are non-refundable but freely transferable — send yours to a friend if you can't make it.

How The Evening Runs

Come early. The good stuff starts on time.

  1. 6:00 PM Gates open Collect your physical pass at the gate using your WhatsApp booking confirmation. The food stalls are already running.
  2. 6:45 PM Aarti A short, proper aarti before anything else begins. Worth being there for.
  3. 7:00 PM Live dhol & mandli The mandli opens the floor with traditional raas. This is the part people remember.
  4. 8:15 PM DJ set Dakla, the season's tracks, and the dandiya block. Full floor, full volume.
  5. 9:00 PM Best dressed & face-off Judging for best chaniya choli and best kediyu, then the garba face-off.
  6. 10:00 PM Close We stop the music at 10 sharp, per the Bhopal district sound order. Valet brings the cars round.

If the district administration grants a Navratri extension, we'll run to 11 PM and announce it here first.

Questions

Before you book.

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How does entry work at the gate?

Enquire on WhatsApp at +91 78691 80621. Our team confirms availability, takes your guest details and shares payment instructions. After payment confirmation, collect your physical pass at the gate. There is no online pass generation or QR scanning.

Keep your WhatsApp booking confirmation and payment receipt ready when collecting your physical pass.

What is the stag policy?

This is a couples-and-families floor, and most of the room is booked that way. Single men must book the dedicated stag pass; another pass type will not be accepted for stag entry.

We keep the mix deliberate: female security on the floor, a separate family lane at the gate, and staff briefed to act on anything that makes a guest uncomfortable. That is what makes families comfortable here, and we enforce it.

Is food included?

Your pass covers entry and the full programme for your selected night. Food and drinks are from paid stalls on the lawn — chaat, Gujarati snacks, live counters and desserts.

Can I get a refund?

Passes are non-refundable. They are, however, completely transferable — contact our team on WhatsApp to arrange the transfer and update the guest details.

If the event is cancelled or moved by us, you get a full refund within seven working days.

What should I wear?

Traditional. Chaniya choli, kediyu, kurta — whatever you have. There are prizes for best dressed on both nights, judged at 9 PM, so it is worth the effort. Please avoid heels on the lawn.

Where do I park?

Inside the resort, with valet from 5:45 PM. Overflow parking is arranged nearby with a shuttle, and the route is signposted from Hoshangabad Road on both nights.

Why does it end at 10 PM?

Bhopal district has a standing order restricting loudspeakers and DJ systems after 10 PM. We would rather start earlier and run a proper evening than get shut down mid-garba. If an extension is granted for Navratri, we will run to 11 and announce it here.

My payment went through but I got no pass.

Don't book again. Message us on WhatsApp at +91 7869180621 with your guest names, selected night, payment screenshot and UPI transaction ID. Our team will cross-check the payment and reply with confirmation. Do not pay again.

Reach Us

Devika Hotel & Resort

Address
Khasra 175/1, Phase 2, near Lila Atulyam, SalaiyaHoshangabad Road, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462047
Dates
Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 October 2026Gates 6:00 PM · Garba 7:00–10:00 PM
Getting there
~20 min from MP Nagar, ~12 min from Aura MallValet parking inside the property from 5:45 PM
Any questions
WhatsApp +91 7869180621 garba@devikaresort.com

Devika Hotel & Resort

Near Lila Atulyam, Salaiya, Bhopal

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17 & 18 October
From ₹299
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