- @Amrapali #txt-anno http://festivals.iloveindia.com/navratri/dandiya-raas.html {u'ranges': [{u'start': u'/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[1]/td[2]/div[4]', u'end': u'/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[1]/td[2]/div[4]', u'startOffset': 428, u'endOffset': 748}], u'quote': u"Dandiya Raas is performed in the honor of Goddess Durga. It is the dramatization of a mock fight between the Goddess and Mahishasura - the mighty demon-king. The sticks of the dance represent the sword of Durga. Women normally perform it in a graceful and rhythmic manner in a circle as they rotate around the 'mandvi'.", u'permissions': {u'read': [], u'admin': [], u'update': [], u'delete': []}, u'text': u'Importance of Dandiya-ras ', u'tags': [u'Gujarat', u'Dandia-ras', u'folk-dance']} created: Tue, 03 Mar 2015, 04:21 AM UTC