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Ahmedabad: As Gujarat revels in grand commercial garba celebrations during Navratri, a narrow lane in Ahmedabad’s Shahpur area on Sunday witnessed a unique ritual in which men from the Barot community donned sarees and performed the folk dance. The ritual was part of a tradition tied to a nearly…