Navratri Day 2 If you look at the history of these two dance forms - Garba and Dandiya, both originated in Gujarat, and are performed during Navratri. The reason is that these dance forms are a dramatization (sort of like a mock-fight) of the nine-day battle between Goddess Durga and the demon king Mahishasura, in which the Goddess emerged victoriously. This is what Navratri symbolizes as well - the triumph of good over evil, even if that evil stems from our own cluttered and undisciplined mind.