Officials on Monday reported the death of 10 people who died of heart attacks in India’s western state of Gujarat after the “Garba” dance during the ongoing Navratri Hindu festival. Garba is a dance that honors, worships, and celebrates the feminine form of divinity. The word “garba” comes from the Sanskrit word garbha, meaning “womb.” The deceased ranged from teenagers to middle-aged people, with the youngest being 13-year-old hailing from Dabhoi in Vadodara district. Local TV news channel NDTV said “over 500 ambulance calls were made in 24 hours and the government…
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