Happy Navratri

Happy Navratri

To all my indian friends

so girls and boys r u having fun playing the tandian

Ž"S"z

PRINCESS

hey thanx!!!! same to u!!!! btw, can anyone tell me what's Garba??? i know its for Gujaratis, but what is it? 😕 😳

Originally posted by: Sai-licious

hey thanx!!!! same to u!!!! btw, can anyone tell me what's Garba??? i know its for Gujaratis, but what is it? 😕 😳

Garba (Gujarati: ???? Garba), is an Indian form of dance that originated in the Gujarat region. Unlike other famous types of Indian dance such as bharatanatyam and odissi, garba is much more similar to Western social dancing than the presentational style of the others. The greatest difference between garba and western social dancing is that it is circular and is religious in origin.

The name garba comes from the Sanskrit term Garba Deep. Garba, when translated, most closely resembles the English preposition inside, and Deep is a small earthenware lamp. For this reason, many traditional garbas are performed around a central lit lamp. Traditionally, it is performed during a nine-day festival called Navaratri (Gujarati ???????? Nava = 9, ratri = nights). Traditionally, either the lamp (the Garba Deep), or an image of Amba is placed in the middle of the concentric rings as an object of veneration, thereby delineating the dance. People dance around the deity clapping rhythmically. At every step they gracefully bend sideways, the arms coming together in sweeping gestures, up and down, left and right, each movement ending in clap.

Read more:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garba_(dance)