Ahmedabad: Singers and performers at times get appreciation from the audience, not only through cheers and applause, but by way of currency notes being showered on them.
However, what unfolded at a Dayro event — a traditional cultural gathering and folk performance in Gujarat — in Dwarka district’s Khambhaliya on Thursday night can only be described as unprecedented and jaw-dropping.
A video, recorded at the Shrimad Bhagwat Saptah, shows the artist almost buried under the avalanche of cash as the enthusiastic crowd tosses currency notes from all directions.
The singer continued performing even as the stage filled was with currency.
Watch | A singer was nearly buried under a shower of currency notes during a Dayro event in Gujarat. The video is from last night’s performance at a Shrimad Bhagwat Saptah in Khambhaliya, Dwarka district. Organisers announced that after covering the event’s operational expenses,… pic.twitter.com/C3MQY3ht28
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The viral video amazed all netizens.
Organisers clarified that the huge amount of money will be treated as donations, and not for personal gain. After covering operational expenses of the event, remaining funds and contributions will be handed over to the Ahir Charitable Trust.
According to organisers, the trust plans to use the money for the construction of the Gujarat Ahir Kanya Chhatralaya (Ahir Girls’ Hostel) and an educational complex in Ahmedabad.
That shifted the narrative from a great spectacle to social impact as organisers stressed that the donations will directly benefit girls’ education, providing safe accommodation and learning facilities for students from the Ahir community.
Social media platforms were flooded with mixed reactions.
One user joked, “Forget confetti, Gujarat rains cash at Dayro!”
Another wrote, “Singer nearly drowned in notes, only in India.”
Many praised the charitable angle.
“Glad to see the money going to build a girls’ hostel. That’s the real headline here,” said one netizen.
Another comment read, “From spectacle to service, this is how culture should support education.”
