Atul Purohit
Garba Legend · Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Atul Purohit's contribution to Garba goes far beyond performance — he is a composer, arranger, and cultural custodian who literally wrote the rulebook on modern Navratri raas competitions. His arrangements have trained thousands of dancers and his orchestral Garba style, blending traditional dhol with symphonic strings, is widely imitated but never matched.
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22
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1985
Since
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He composed the definitive 'raas' arrangement still used as the template for every Navratri competition across North America.
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Awards & Honours
Gujarat Sangeet Academy Award (2001)
Best Traditional Garba Composer — Navratri Utsav (7× winner)
Rotary Club — Cultural Excellence Award (2016)
Times of India — Gujarat Cultural Icon (2018)
Navratri 2026
Upcoming Shows
02
Oct
Atul Purohit — Edison Garba Nite
Raritan Center · Edison, NJ
$50
GA
04
Oct
Atul Purohit — Chicago Navratri Live
Loews Chicago O'Hare · Rosemont, IL
$45
GA
05
Oct
Atul Purohit — NYC Garba Utsav
Terminal 5 · New York, NY
$65
GA
06
Oct
Atul Purohit — Bay Area Garba Festival
SAP Center · San Jose, CA
$60
GA
07
Oct
Atul Purohit — Houston Navratri Night
Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land · Sugar Land, TX
$50
GA
08
Oct
Atul Purohit — Dallas Garba Live
Frontiers of Flight Museum · Dallas, TX
$50
GA
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