The highlight of this year's Navratri festival was the presence of B C Bora, CMD, ONGC, Jauharilal, Director (Personnel) and I N Chatterjee, Director (Finance). Other city dignitaries who enjoyed the colony's Navratri included Collector Anil Mukim; Air Commodre P P Rajkumar, Chief Vigilance Officer Sohansingh; Rakesh Babu, General Manager, Telephones and K C Jena, Divisional Railway Manager, Western Railway. The presence of such high-profile doubled enthusiasm of the crowd. The visiting dignitaries performed puja and witnessed the enthusiastic dancers swaying to the melodious rhythm of garba.

Durgotsav celebrated: Durgostav '99 has started with great zeal and devotion near ONGC Colony, Vadodara. I N Chatterjee, Director (Finance) inaugurated the programme. B C Bora, CMD and Director (Personnel), Jauharilal performed Sandhya Aarti at the puja venue.

A song and oratory programme invoking goddess Durga titled "Agamani" was performed on the occasion. The audience was also treated to a rendition of folk songs depicting the rich cultural heritage of West Bengal in the evening.

Guru Ramdas Birth Anniversary observed: In his tricentenary year of Khalsa Panth, keeping up the tradition of the past twenty seven years, the Sangat of ONGC with cooperation of Samooh Sangat of Vadodara celebrated the birth anniversary (Prakash Utsav) of Guru Ram Dasji at the colony premises. Ram Das was the fourth Guru of the Sikhs and founder of the famous Golden Temple at Amritsar. Famous Ragi Jatha of Bhai Saheb Bhai Ravinder Singhji and Giani Ratan Singhji, lecturer from Porbandar, participated in the three-day programme. Kirtans, lectures and Guru Ka Langar was organised. Blood donation and free medical check-up camps were also conducted.