09-17-2017 02:00 AM
Navratri is celebrated for nine nights, beginning on the first day of the bright fortnight of the Hindu month Ashwin, roughly corresponding to dates in the Gregorian calendar in September/October. This also usually coincides with the end of the rainy season. Dasara/Vijayadashami, is the tenth day of Ashwin
Navratri, meaning 'nine nights', is one of the most popular and widely celebrated Hindu festivals in many parts of India. Gujarat, however, is the only state that erupts into a nine-night dance festival, perhaps the longest in the world. Each night, all over the state, villages and cities alike, people gather in open spaces to celebrate feminine divinity, referred to as Shakti.
The dance form known as Ras-Garba (also joined sometimes by dandiya, which uses small wooden sticks), comes from Lord Krishna's worship rather than Goddess worship, from the Gop culture of Saurashtra and Kutch. Stories of relationships between Krishna and the Gopis, and their emotions, also often make their way into the Ras-Garba music.
Each night the village or urban neighborhood gathers to perform a puja to one of the nine forms of Goddess. The nine nights are also broken up into sections of three; the first is for Durga, the goddess who destroyed an evil force represented by the demon Mahishasura, and who destroys human impurities; the second is for Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity; the third is for Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom and art. It is a time to celebrate fertility and the monsoon harvest, represented by a mound of fresh soil in which grains are sown.
After the puja begins the music; it is unmistakable to those who are familiar with the style and irresistible to many. People begin to dance in a circle, whirling away till late into the night. It is not uncommon to find dancers with swords or lit flames and other spectacles.
Sources : Internet
09-17-2017 02:04 AM - edited 09-19-2017 09:45 AM
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09-17-2017 02:56 AM
Thanks @OSAMA I will share with you live Garba on 23 September.
09-17-2017 03:13 AM
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09-17-2017 11:12 AM
This is the only culture which worships the female power, which respects feminine as goddess. That's what I always appreciate.
Happy navaratri @NareshDarji
09-17-2017 11:47 AM
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09-17-2017 11:51 AM
Thanks @BishowvijayaP Navratri starting on 23rd September. Millions of people playing Ras-Garba during this festival up to late knight.