Navratri and Durga Puja
Garba night invitation messages for Navratri
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Nine nights of music, colour and dancing start with one message. Here are invitations for garba and dandiya nights at home, in your society or at the office, for Mata ki chowki and kanya pujan, plus short texts for WhatsApp.
Garba night invitation messages
Fun, festive lines for a garba night with friends, family or neighbours. Add your own time, venue and dress code.
Warm and festive
Chaniya cholis out, dandiyas ready! The Patel family invites you to a garba night on Saturday from 8 pm at Shanti Farm, Ahmedabad. Come dance till Maa's blessings fill the night.
For friends
Garba night alert! Music, dhol, and the best circle in town. Join us on Saturday at 9 pm, and come ready to do the three-taali till midnight.
With aarti
Please join us for Maa Amba's aarti at 8 pm, followed by garba and dandiya. Prasad and snacks for everyone.
Family garba
One night, three generations, one big circle. Come with your whole family for our Navratri garba in the building compound, Friday at 8.30 pm.
First garba for the couple
It's Rohan and Ananya's first Navratri after the wedding, and we are celebrating with a garba night. Please come and twirl with the newlyweds!
Traditional
Jai Mataji! On the auspicious occasion of Navratri, the Shah family cordially invites you and your family to Maa's aarti and garba at our home.
Dandiya night invitations
Grab your sticks! You are invited to a dandiya night on Saturday at 8 pm at the Royal Palms clubhouse, Mumbai. Ethnic wear, live dhol and dinner.
Dandiya Raas with us! Live music, a prize for the best-dressed couple and a lot of chakkars. See you on Sunday evening.
Kids' dandiya hour from 7 to 8 pm, then the grown-ups take over. Bring the whole family!
Dandiya, desserts and dhol: our Navratri night is on Friday at 8. Dress code: bright and mirror-work.
Navratri night at our place: dandiya on the terrace, chaat in the garden. Come by 8!
Society and office Navratri invitations
Housing society
Dear residents, Navratri garba is back in the Sunrise Heights compound! Every night from 8.30 pm, with aarti, live dhol and a best-dressed prize on the last night.
Office
Navratri is here! Join the team for a lunchtime garba session on Friday in the 3rd floor cafeteria. Wear your colour of the day and bring your dandiyas.
Community
Shree Ambaji Navratri Mandal, Vadodara invites you and your family for nine nights of garba, aarti and prasad. All are welcome.
Workshop
New to garba? Join our free two-step and three-taali workshop on Sunday at 5 pm before the Navratri nights begin.
Kanya pujan and Mata ki chowki invitations
Many families invite young girls for kanya pujan on Ashtami or Navami, worship them as forms of the Goddess and serve them puri, chana and halwa. Which day, and the age of the girls, varies by family.
To parents
Namaste! We are doing kanya pujan at our home on Ashtami morning at 10 am. We would be blessed if your daughter Anika could come. We will drop her home after.
Short
Kanya pujan on Navami at 9.30 am: please send your little girls for puja, prasad and a small gift. Thank you!
Mata ki chowki
With Maa's blessings, the Malhotra family invites you to a Mata ki chowki at our home on Saturday evening from 7 pm, followed by bhandara.
Jagran
Jai Mata Di! You and your family are invited to a Mata ka jagran at Ashok Vihar, Delhi on Saturday night, with bhajans and prasad.
Short Navratri invitations for WhatsApp
A WhatsApp message sits above your invitation link, so keep it short and personal.
Dear Priya, garba night is on Saturday and the circle isn't complete without you! Time, venue and dress code are in this link. Tap RSVP.
Jai Mataji! Please join us for aarti and garba with your family. All the details and the map are in the invitation.
Navratri plans? Ours start on Saturday at 8 pm. Open the invitation and tell us how many are coming.
Reminder: garba starts tonight at 8.30 pm. Parking is behind the clubhouse; the map is in your invitation.
Thank you for dancing with us! Upload your garba photos to the photo wall in your invitation link.
Kanya pujan reminder: we are expecting the girls at 10 am tomorrow. See you!
Tips for a Navratri invitation
- Give a start time and, if you can, an end time. Garba nights can run late, and parents of small children like to know.
- Add a dress code: chaniya choli and kediyu, or a colour of the day if you follow one.
- Say whether dandiya sticks will be provided, or if guests should bring their own.
- Mention food: a full dinner, snacks or just prasad after aarti.
- For a multi-night event, give each night its own invitation event so guests can say which nights they are coming.
- Customs vary by region and family, from Gujarati garba to North Indian Mata ki chowki and kanya pujan, so use the words your family uses.
Making a Navratri invitation on Shubh
Pick a painted design from the Navratri invitations, add your message and send it on WhatsApp. Guests open it in their phone's browser, with no app or sign-in.
- One event, such as a garba night, is free to make and share; free invitations carry a small "Made with Shubh" mark.
- Put aarti, garba and kanya pujan on one invitation: every package, free included, covers every event, each with its own time, venue and dress code. See pricing.
- Guests reply per event with how many adults and children are coming.
- You can add a Gujarati tradition and regional music, or write the card in Gujarati and English side by side.
- The Celebration and Grand packages also make a video of the invitation for WhatsApp Status and Instagram Reels.
Planning for the next festival? Read Diwali party invitation messages and Ganpati invitation messages.
Questions
- How do I write a garba night invitation?
- Say who is hosting, the day, start time and venue, the dress code, whether dandiyas and dinner are provided, and how to reply.
- What is a short Navratri invitation message for WhatsApp?
- Greet the guest and point to the link: "Dear Priya, garba night is on Saturday at 8 pm! Time, venue and dress code are in this link. Tap RSVP."
- How do I invite girls for kanya pujan?
- Message the parents with the day, time and address, and say how the girls will get home. Families usually hold it on Ashtami or Navami, but this varies.
- What is the difference between garba and dandiya?
- Garba is danced in a circle with claps and steps, usually around the Goddess's lamp or image. Dandiya Raas is danced in pairs with decorated sticks. Many Navratri nights have both.
Make your navratri and durga puja invitation
Choose a design, add your words and functions, and send it on WhatsApp. Guests reply in one tap. Free to start.
