Category: ArtsPart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC
ગરબા
/garba/Roman
English meaning: Garba (folk dance)
Gujarati Definition
(ગુજરાતી)ઉ. ઉ. ઉ. ઉ. ઉ. ઉ. ઉ. ઉ. ઉ. ઉ. ઉ. ઉ. ઉ. ઉ. ઉ. ઉ. ઉ. ઉ.
English Definition
A circular folk dance performed during Navratri in honour of goddess Amba/Durga. Garba dancers move in circular patterns with clapping, representing the cyclical nature of life. UNESCO inscribed Garba on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2023.
Example
“ગ. ભ. ભ. ભ. ભ. ભ. ભ. ભ. ભ. ભ. ભ. ભ. ભ. ભ. ભ. ભ. ભ. ભ.”
In English: “Garba was inscribed by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2023.”
Literary Heritage
“અખિલ બ્રહ્માંડ માં એક તું શ્રી હરિ, જૂજવે રૂપે અનંત ભાસે.”
/Akhil brahmāṇḍa māṃ ek tūṃ śrī hari, jūjave rūpe anaṃta bhāse./
“In the whole universe You alone are Lord, appearing in infinite forms.”
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- Language
- ગુજરાતી
- Gujarati
- Script
- Gujarati
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 60M