A full-moon night in Surat won’t be forgotten
Surat Celebrates Chandi Padvo, the day after Sharad Purnima, to celebrate under the moon with Ghari and Bhusu. Providing Surtis with the perfect opportunity to set out desserts, sip milk, and gather on terraces and waterfronts for a long, breezy evening of food and fellowship.
If number captures the scale of Surat’s devotion to this festival, it’s this: an estimated 2,00,000 kg of Ghari were sold across the city this year, translating to about ₹14 crore in business plus roughly 25,000 kg of Bhusu as crowds queued from early morning at dairies and sweet shops.
Why Chandi Padvo matters in Surat
Chandi Padvo (Chandni Padva) is uniquely Surti: a post-Sharad Purnima celebration when families gather outdoors to enjoy the purifying moonlight with signature city bites Surati Ghari (a rich khoya-based sweet) and Bhusu (crisp, savory farsan). The festival’s identity is inseparable from Surat’s culinary culture, and even in years without record numbers, Surtis treat it as a must-celebrate night on the social calendar. Historical and explanatory coverage has long linked this festival with enjoying Ghari/Bhusu in the open air, typically on terraces or at popular city waterfronts.
The flavors that define the night: Ghari & Bhusu
Ghari: Surat’s iconic festival sweet
Ghari (Surati Ghari) is a dense, indulgent sweet made with khoya (mawa), ghee, sugar, and nutty fillings, shaped into rounds and sometimes glazed. It’s deeply tied to Chandi Padvo, with stories tracing its popularization in Surat back to the 19th century; modern references and encyclopedic entries still describe it as a dish “consumed on Chandi Padvo.” Flavors today range from pista, kesar to chocolate and dry-fruit blends. This year, 2 lakh kg across the city. Even plain mawa (for pairing with Ghari) moved in the tens of thousands of kilos. Shops reported pre-dawn lines and steady flow until late evening.
Bhusu: the crunchy counterpoint
Bhusu the savory foil to Ghari’s richness, completes the Surti plate. Reports pegged Bhusu sales at 25,000 kg citywide for Chandi Padvo 2025 snack mixes and farsans flying off counters to balance the sweet.
The cultural storyline behind the sweet
Ghari’s tie to Surat and to Chandi Padvo is backed by long-told local narratives as some linking its fortifying richness to 19th-century resistance figures and local confectioners, while modern references still describe it as a Surat-origin sweet “to be consumed on Chandani Padva.”
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Celebration of Surtis
As the moonlight bathed Surat on Chandi Padvo night, the city transformed into a lively, glowing celebration. Families and friends gathered across rooftops, society terraces, and footpaths, setting up plates of Ghari, Bhusu, and chilled milk under the open sky. Laughter echoed through housing societies, music played softly in the background, and children chased each other while elders shared stories of past Chandi Padvas. The skyline sparkled with lanterns, fairy lights, and the glimmer of the full moon, creating a picture-perfect festive mood that truly defines Surat’s community spirit.
Down by the Tapi Riverfront and Dumas Beach, hundreds of Surtis enjoyed the cool October breeze and the serene reflection of the moon on the water. Food stalls offered fresh Ghari, Bhusu, and warm milk drinks, while groups sang Garba songs and clicked selfies under the brilliant full moon. Even as the clock struck midnight, the enthusiasm didn’t fade.
Chandi Padvo 2025 in Surat proved again that no city celebrates the moon quite like Surat. From the first queue at dawn to the last cup of milk under a moon, Surtis turned tradition into togetherness, one Ghari and Bhusu plate at a time. If you missed the rush this year, mark your calendar early for next time and get those Ghari boxes booked well before the moon says hello.
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