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Plate F · ARATNavratri Garba (Gujarat)नवरात्रि गरबा (गुजरात)

URN · navratri-garba-gujarat

Festivals · 9 days

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नवरात्रि गरबा (गुजरात)

Navratri Garba (Gujarat)

Pañcāṅga rule

Lunar — Ashvina · shukla pakṣa · tithi 1

Duration · 9 days

ISynopsis

Gujarat's Navratri is unparalleled globally — nine nights of Garba (circular folk dance) around the goddess. Ahmedabad's Garba is UNESCO-recognized Intangible Cultural Heritage (2023). Elaborate dandiya-raas (stick dance) on some nights. Communities perform in traditional chaniya choli (women) and kediyu (men) attire. Goddess Amba is the presiding deity.

Provenance ledger

9 entries

  1. RecurrenceLunar — Ashvina · shukla pakṣa · tithi 1 · pañcāṅga ruletextual
  2. Community attributionPan-Hindu — observed across communitiestextual
  3. Name (eng/Latn)Navratri Garba (Gujarat)textual
  4. Name (hin/Deva)नवरात्रि गरबा (गुजरात)textual
  5. Name (tam/Taml)நவராத்திரி கர்பாtextual
  6. Name (tel/Telu)నవరాత్రి గర్బాtextual
  7. Name (kan/Knda)ನವರಾತ್ರಿ ಗರ್ಬಾtextual
  8. Name (mal/Mlym)നവരാത്രി ഗർബtextual
  9. Observed at21 templescommunity attested

IIIObserved at

21 attested
  • Temple 986b05b3deity-festival association
  • Temple 1c5caa11deity-festival association
  • Temple bb1f0a1fdeity-festival association
  • Temple 4b4c174bdeity-festival association
  • Temple 216b093edeity-festival association
  • Temple 55c9c515deity-festival association
  • Temple 770f4eaadeity-festival association
  • Temple d736dc7bdeity-festival association
  • Temple 4073b59bdeity-festival association
  • Temple 84def3ffdeity-festival association
  • Temple 0d17a936deity-festival association
  • Temple 1f39a323deity-festival association
  • And 9 more temples in the register.

IVNames across registers

  • eng / LatnNavratri Garba (Gujarat)Gujarat's Navratri is unparalleled globally — nine nights of Garba (circular folk dance) around the goddess. Ahmedabad's Garba is UNESCO-recognized Intangible Cultural Heritage (2023). Elaborate dandiya-raas (stick dance) on some nights. Communities perform in traditional chaniya choli (women) and kediyu (men) attire. Goddess Amba is the presiding deity.
  • hin / Devaनवरात्रि गरबा (गुजरात)गुजरात में नवरात्रि के नौ रातों का गरबा नृत्य — UNESCO सांस्कृतिक विरासत।
  • tam / Tamlநவராத்திரி கர்பா
  • tel / Teluనవరాత్రి గర్బా
  • kan / Kndaನವರಾತ್ರಿ ಗರ್ಬಾ
  • mal / Mlymനവരാത്രി ഗർബ
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