Garba is also commonly used to refer to a Circular Dance
Garba is the name given to a Pot which forms the centrepiece of the Circular Dance and which usually has a
Deep (a lighted wick placed inside)The songs to which the Circular Dance takes place are known as Garbas or GarbiGarba Deep
The Pot contains a Deep which means light. The light represents the Divine shining through the perforations and the Pot symbolises the womb universe.
This combination of Pot and light is known as a Garba Deep The Garba Deep has another symbolic interpretation, that the vessel itself is a symbol of the body, within whom Divinity (in the form of the Goddess) resides.
Garba is danced around this symbol to honour the fact that all humans have the Divine energy within them
Many dancers move in flowing rhythm, in balance and harmony, swift and speedy, in an instance they disappear to the far side, only to reappear a few minutes later, twirling and swirling away, spinning and whirling away, again and again, again and again, round and around, round and around,
Garba is the name given to a Pot which forms the centrepiece of the Circular Dance and which usually has aDeep (a lighted wick placed inside)The songs to which the Circular Dance takes place are known as Garbas or GarbiGarba DeepThe Pot contains a Deep which means light. The light represents the Divine shining through the perforations and the Pot symbolises the womb universe. This combination of Pot and light is known as a Garba Deep The Garba Deep has another symbolic interpretation, that the vessel itself is a symbol of the body, within whom Divinity (in the form of the Goddess) resides. Garba is danced around this symbol to honour the fact that all humans have the Divine energy within them
Garba is also commonly used to refer to a Circular DanceGarba is the name given to a Pot which forms the centrepiece of the Circular Dance and which usually has a Deep (a lighted wick placed inside)The songs to which the Circular Dance takes place are known as Garbas or GarbisGarba Deep
The Garba Deep has another symbolic interpretation, that the vessel itselfis a symbol of the body, within whom Divinity (in the form of the Goddess) resides. Garba is danced around this symbol to honour the fact that all humans have the Divine energy within them
The Dandiya Raas is played by just men or just women and also by women and men together. This mixed dancing is a unique achievement of this culture and shows great awareness of the relations between men and women