Geeta Rabari's multicolour Chaniyacholi royal style: 'Kesaria 4.0' in Surat Pre-Navratri Sportsperson's Enthusiasm High; Crowd breaks barricades to take selfies

The 'Kesaria 4.0' pre-Navratri event held in Surat witnessed unprecedented enthusiasm of the players. The melodious voice of popular singer Geeta Rabari evoked huge excitement at the Garba ground. The entire ground became housefull as Surtis thronged in large numbers to listen to Geeta Rabari and dance to her rhythm. Long queues and huge rush of sportspersons were also seen at the ticket counters to get passes and tickets. Geeta Rabari's royal style in multicolour chaniyacholi Geeta Rabari's traditional outfit became the center of attraction during the event. She wore a special traditional style Kalidar chaniyacholi with a multi-colour bandage print. The choli featured traditional Kutchi embroidery, abhala, kaudi and colourful pendants. Along with this, she wore a full desi look with a green coloured bandhani and a simple hairstyle with traditional Kutchi jewellery around her neck, which was adding charm to her singing as well as attractive look on stage. Geeta Rabari captivated the hearts of the Surtis. Geeta Rabari forced the players to stay up late at night by calling out the popular garba from the stage like 'Rasiyo Rupalo Rang Rallyo, Ghar Java Nahta Nahta'. A crowd of enthusiastic fans rushed to the stage to get a glimpse of the singer as well as to click photo-videos. To control the situation, the security staff had to move people away from the stage. However, seeing the love of the fans, Geeta Rabari also made the fans happy by taking a selfie with the players' mobile in her hand from the stage itself. Players are trapped as the barricade breaks There was no space to even step inside due to the uncontrollable crowd that had gathered in large numbers than the capacity of the dome. The pressure of the crowd was such that chaos prevailed at the entrance and internal passages and the situation got out of the hands of the organisers within minutes. The crowd friction in the Garba Dome increased so much that the iron barricades, which were considered strong due to the tremendous push, collapsed and collapsed. As soon as the barricade broke, many people standing in front lost their balance and fell down. In this stampede, a young man's leg was pressed under the barricade and he was seriously injured. Apart from this, there was a lot of screaming and commotion as many players fell down and were crushed in the chaotic push of the crowd. Management of the organisers has completely failed, serious questions about security On the one hand, Geeta Rabari was singing garba in her melodious voice, while on the other hand, there was an atmosphere of chaos in the ground. The incident has sparked outrage among the players and visitors. People alleged that more people were allowed to enter than the capacity, while there was no comparatively safe or effective system of crowd control.