The ‘Parampara’ Navratri garba event planned at Gopal Farm on Ahmedabad’s S.P. Ring Road will now be held in an open ground after its air-conditioned dome collapsed during preparations on the evening of October 9. Organiser and singer Kirtidan Gadhvi announced that the programme would continue from October 12 to October 20, replacing the dome venue with an open-ground arrangement.
The event was originally scheduled to begin on October 11. According to the report, the dome had been under construction for two months and was fully prepared, including lighting installations, when it suddenly collapsed while workers were carrying out activities inside or around the structure. Some workers suffered minor injuries.
The event site covers about 900,000 square feet and was designed to accommodate up to 12,000 spectators at a time. The collapse occurred two days before the planned start of the garba programme. The report said the timing prevented what could have been a larger incident involving attendees, although no assessment of the structural failure or formal inquiry was included in the available material.
In a social media video, Gadhvi said reports had circulated about damage to the dome but added that the enthusiasm of his team and the audience had not been affected. He said the organisers would conduct Navratri celebrations in an open ground instead of using the damaged dome, with the sound and lighting arrangements to remain unchanged.
The change of venue means that the programme will proceed without the enclosed, air-conditioned structure originally planned for the event. The available report does not provide details about the alternative ground’s layout, entry and exit arrangements, emergency access, crowd-capacity assessment, weather protection or approvals for the revised setup.
The event is expected to feature performances by Kirtidan Gadhvi and other singers during the Navratri period. The report also names Aditya Gadhvi, Divya Chaudhary, Jignesh Kaviraj, Hardik Dave and Ishani Dave among performers scheduled to appear at different Ahmedabad venues this year.
The organisers’ immediate next step is to shift the ‘Parampara’ celebrations to the open ground and begin performances from the second night of Navratri, continuing through Dussehra. Further details about safety arrangements at the revised venue were not available in the supplied report.
