10/11/2026
This is how India welcomes autumn:
Śarad Navratri, nine nights for the Divine Feminine.
And in Gujarat, where I’m from,
we perform a dance called Garba.
Barefoot, around the garbo,
a lamp in a clay pot,
from garbha, the womb.
The body, carrying its own light.
Each step returns us to Mūlādhāra,
the root, where Śakti rests.
From there rises Iḍā, the lunar energy.
After a summer of doing,
the season of contemplation begins.
Haritaki is our herb for the Ida.
Wherever you are this Navratri,
dance a little for your inner goddess.