Were Garba and Dandiya performed at Lulu shopping Mall in Lucknow on the eve of Navratri? Read- Fact check

DFRAC Editor October 7, 2022

A video is getting viral on social media sites. Users who shared this video are claiming that the Garba and Dandiya were performed in Lulu shopping Mall in Lucknow.

A Twitter user named Kavish Aziz shared a video with the caption- “Lucknow, Dance is happening in lulu Mall on the occasion of Navratri, the crowd is also gathered when prayers were offered a few days ago, neither the crowd gathered nor was anyone disturbed, still Hindu organizations created ruckus and Namaz was banned.” (English Translation)

Source: Twitter

Meanwhile, many other users are sharing the same claim-

A user Mohd Irfan Ansari share the video and wrote- “Just a few days ago in the same mall of Lucknow. Dance is happening on the Lullu Mall on the occasion of Navratri, the crowd is also gathered, when prayers are offered a few days ago, neither the crowd gathered nor was anyone disturbed, still Hindu organization created a ruckus and Namaz was banned.” (English Translation)

Source: Twitter

Source: Twitter

Source: Twitter

Fact check:

To analyze the reality of the video, the team of DFRAC used some specific keywords and key phrases and found a YouTube video of the Hyderabad Deccan News channel, and a similar post can be seen on their Facebook account as well. The title of the video is – “Lulu shopping mall Dubai Garba in UAE, Dance, and Dandiya on the occasion of Navratri.