Get Ready To Rock The Garba Floor: 10 Stunningly Perfect Lehengas For Navaratri That'll Draw All Eyes(2019)

Navaratri is a festival of light and joy, celebrated for 9 straight days in honour of the Goddess Durga and her different avatars. The origin of lehenga choli is deep-rooted from the Mughal Era as an ensemble worn during all kinds of ceremonial events. The different types of lehengas are particularly cut lehengas, mermaid lehengas, panelled lehengas, kali ghagras lehengas, circular lehengas, A-line lehengas, and full flare lehengas in addition to many others.

Generally, the lehenga choli attire is symbolic of the ethnic style of dressing in Rajasthan & Gujarat. Marked with traditional rituals, ethnic wear and celebratory dances, Navaratri is much popular and enjoyed the festival with this kind of apparel. Colours hold a special relevance during these 9 days festivities, with each colour signifying a deity and their important legend.

The first day is for colour grey, representing Mahal Kali, the second day colour is orange, representing Goddess Tara or Chamunda signifying abundance and success, the third day colour is white symbolic of Sindhur Tritaya or Gauri Teej, in honour of Maa Chinnamasta Dashamahavidya, while the fourth day’s colour is red, for Goddess Kushmanda. The fifth-day colour is blue is dedicated to Goddess Skandamata, while sixth-day colour is yellow for Maa Katyayani. Day 8 colour is peacock green in honour of Goddess Mahagauri & Goddess Bhadrakali and purple for day 9 dedicated to Goddess Siddhidatri.

Apart from the religious significance, wearing different coloured clothes through the 9-day festivity will bring in a sense of creativity, uniqueness and excitement in the way you dress up.

To make the most of the celebratory season, choosing the right kind of colours, styles for your lehenga choli, the right type of fabric according to your preference and body structure is much called for. To enhance the style quotient, explore and experiment with different combinations to look a class apart from the rest of the crowd. For instance, apart from the colourful beads, mirror work, shells or embroidery, decorate your clothing with gota patti work in silver or gold, embellish them with pearls, rhinestones or Swarovski crystals. You can also dye your dupattas, lehenga or choli in bandhej, tie-dye or lehariya prints.

Try different kinds of necklines in the cholis, like an off shoulder choli with a long tail lehenga, which is quite a trend these days, bringing in a mix of chic with ethnicity. Team it all up with a pair of danglers, colourful bangles, maang teekas, waistbands, anklets or contrasting potli bags. You can even explore a long chunky necklace with an unembellished ensemble to look glamorous in a single move!

Navaratri denotes 9 lovely days of fun, devotion, sweets and colourful traditional wear and lots of dance! And Lehenga or Chaniya Choli being the traditional choice of apparel for the festivities, some quick tips could come in handy to glam up the look. In wearing a lehenga choli, you’d choose to go plain with a sexy back for style. Or you’d go in for a completely traditional dandiya dress rich with mirror and patch work, pom poms and heavy embroidery. In the same breath, given the warm and humid weather during the festivities, most women prefer keeping it light.

In terms of accessories, you’d wear a maang tika, kamarbandh and bangles or a Rajasthani necklace with heavy danglers. If you don’t wish to tuck your dupatta over your head like a pallu/ghunghat, then you can style your hair in a fishtail or French braid. If you do decide to cover your head, then you can style your hair in a high tied bun.

It’s best to apply waterproof make up to avoid spoiling the look through non-stop dancing sprees and sweating episodes. Avoid wearing heels if you want to dance as it would involve a lot of moving around and turning too. You can pair up your dress with mojaris, which will blend in well traditionally.

A traditional Chaniya Choli in Cotton, the ensemble comes rich with a double layered Lehenga in blue with multicoloured border and embroidery work, with a bell-sleeved choli made in round neck and yolk style with a stylish back and Chiffon dupatta with kutchi work. The package is priced at Rs. 9,499.

This vibrant white and blue peacock Chaniya Choli is a beautiful cotton set of a lehenga in a 42” length, blouse piece of 42” with detailed embroidery work and a 2.5meter blue coloured dupatta with multi-coloured embroidery. It’s a typical traditional Kali Lehenga with Kutch embroidery priced at Rs. 1,200.

This pretty multicoloured set of a Dupion Silk Lehenga in emerald green colour with a golden hem, a sleeveless choli in dupion silk with embroidered patterns and a round neck in fuschia pink and a multicoloured dupatta with zari work is priced at Rs. 748 and comes with a lining in raw silk.

This beautiful and ethnic Navaratri garba wear is a set of Golden Yellow Lehenga with pretty mirror work and multicoloured borders, a stitched chaniya choli with multicolour work again and lovely orange coloured dupatta with multi-coloured border. The set is best dry cleaned and is priced at Rs. 3,315.

This beautiful blue coloured lehenga in Georgette with a Pure Nazneen Dupatta and raw silk blouse with heavy embroidery is a Bollywood replica of an ensemble worn by Actress Priyanka Chopra and is much in fashion. It is best hand-washed, with the first cleaning recommended dry-cleaned. It is priced at Rs. 4,050.

A semi-stitched Brocade Lehenga in blue with lining and of 42” length has a beautiful floral pattern throughout the length and border of the lehenga with a brocade choli with orange and gold work and lovely rani pink Banarasi dupatta. This ensemble is priced at Rs. 3,100.

This semi-stitched art Silk Lehenga in Red Ombre is enriched with resham, zari and stone work and comes with a semi-stitched dupion silk choli in red and a net dupatta in teal green colour. The Lehenga is custom made with a length of 40” and waist and hips that can be altered from 30-38” and 36-46” respectively. This set is priced at Rs. 6,801.

This Floral Print Lehenga with a blue base and multicoloured flowers is made in art silk and comes with a round neck choli with ¾ sleeves and thread embroidered floral print with a Santoon lining. The lehenga is 44” in length and has a fuchsia pink dupatta with floral border. The set is priced at Rs. 1,359.

A Satin Lehenga with chevron bordered skirt and designer raw silk choli in black with patterned design will turn many heads. If you pair it with Kundan jewelery, it’d make for a stunning ensemble with either heels or morjaris for footwear. This beautiful and classy lehenga set is priced at Rs. 1,799.

A readymade circular lehenga, this Faux Georgette Fuchsia Lehenga is designed with bandhej print, dangler, mirrors, zari and border patch work. It comes with an Angrakha style choli in art silk in Mustard color and a faux chiffon dupatta in Fuchsia color. The lehenga length is about 40” and is priced at Rs. 6,964.

If you truly want to enjoy the experience of wearing a Chaniya or Lehenga Choli and look good, here are a few quick tips to ensure you do!