page_title: Dandiya Raas
section_title: Etymology
hierarchical_section_title: Dandiya Raas / Etymology
caption_attribution_description: English: रास अथवा दांडिया रास एक सांस्कृति निरत्य है जो गुजरात के भारत मे मनाया जाता है
context_page_description: Raas or Dandiya Raas is the socio-religious folk dance originating from Indian state of Gujarat and popularly performed in the festival of Navaratri. The dance is performed in the Marwar region of the Rajasthan too.
context_section_description: The word "Raas" comes from the Sanskrit word "Rasa", an aesthetic Indian concept related to emotions and feelings. Kapila Vatsyayan argued that aesthetic theory of the Rasa gives the underlying unity to the Indian arts.
caption: Dandiya
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