Modern
Garba is also
heavily influenced by Raas a dance traditionally
performed by men. It is performed on 9 nights,
'Navratri' to
Goddess Ambica, where women dance gracefully
in circles sometimes also using, 'Bedu, Kanjari'
or just 'Taali' and 'Chapti'. The word Garba
is derived from the word Garba Deep meaning
a lamp inside a perforated earthen pot. The
light inside the perforated earthen pot symbolized
the embryonic life. In this folk dance, ladies
place the pot with the lamp on their heads and
move in circles, singing in time measure by
clapping their palms or snapping their fingers,
to the accompaniment of folk instruments. Formerly
associated with the legend of Krishna, Garba
is now a regular feature during the Navratri
puja (nine nights in honor and worship of the
goddess Durga)
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