<P> Garba ( ગરબા in Gujarati ) is a form of dance which originated 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 a centrally lit lamp or a picture or statue of the Goddess Shakti . The circular and spiral figures of garba have similarities to other spiritual dances , such as those of Sufi culture ( garba being an earlier tradition ) . 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 the middle of concentric rings as an object of veneration . </P>
<P> Garba ( ગરબા in Gujarati ) is a form of dance which originated 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 a centrally lit lamp or a picture or statue of the Goddess Shakti . The circular and spiral figures of garba have similarities to other spiritual dances , such as those of Sufi culture ( garba being an earlier tradition ) . 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 the middle of concentric rings as an object of veneration . </P>
garba is the folk dance of which state
garba is the folk dance of which state
Gujarat
Gujarat