page_title: Garba (dance)
hierarchical_section_title: Garba (dance)
caption_attribution_description: English: A couple performing Garba (dance) in Vadodara, Gujarat during the festival of Navratri.
context_page_description: Garba is a form of dance which originates in the state of Gujarat in India. The name is derived from the Sanskrit term Garbha and Deep. Many traditional garbas are performed around centrally lit lamp or a picture or statue of the Goddess Shakti. Traditionally, it is performed during the nine-day Hindu festival Navarātrī. Either the lamp or an image of the Goddess, Durga is placed in middle of concentric rings as an object of veneration.
context_section_description: Garba is a form of dance which originates in  the state of Gujarat in India. The name is derived from the  Sanskrit term Garbha ("womb") and Deep ("a small earthenware lamp"). Many traditional garbas are performed around centrally lit lamp or a picture or statue of the Goddess Shakti. Traditionally, it is performed during the nine-day Hindu festival Navarātrī (Gujarati નવરાત્રી Nava = 9, rātrī = nights). Either the lamp (the Garba Deep) or an image of the Goddess, Durga (also called Amba) is placed in middle of concentric rings as an object of veneration.
caption: People performing garba (dance) in Vadodara during Navratri festival.
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