Garba of Gujarat | Global Knowledge Systems

Overview

Garba is a ritualistic and devotional dance that is performed on the occasion of the Hindu festival of Navaratri, which is dedicated to the worship of the feminine energy or ‘Shakti’. The dance takes place around a perforated earthenware pot lit with an oil lamp, or an image of the mother goddess Amba. The dancers move around the centre in a counter-clockwise circle, using simple movements while singing and clapping their hands in unison. Starting with slow circular movements, the tempo slowly builds up to a frenzied whirling. The practitioners and bearers of Garba are broad and inclusive, from the dancers to the musicians, social groups, craftspeople and religious figures involved in the festivities and preparations. Garba is transmitted across generations in urban and rural areas through practice, performance, imitation, and observation. Many schools and universities offer...

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Community and Authority

Communities: India
Languages: Not specified in UNESCO dataset
Cultural territories: India
Countries: India

How the System Works

Music, Performance and Oral Literature Language, Story and Memory Material Culture, Design and Technology Ceremony, Spirituality and Cosmology Ways of Knowing and Knowledge Transmission

Sources and Evidence

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Field-Level Provenance

title: UNESCO DataHub field title_en
preferredTitle: UNESCO DataHub field title_fr
summary: UNESCO DataHub field description_en
type: UNESCO DataHub fields type_of_element_en and type_acronym
countries: UNESCO DataHub field countries, ISO codes resolved with ISO-3166 regional metadata
categories: ARED category inference from UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names and title
relationships: UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names, type fields and World Heritage links
sourceUrl: UNESCO DataHub field http_url_en
rights: UNESCO DataHub dataset metadata license and license_url

Original Source Metadata

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ich_public_ref1962

inscription_year2023

title_enGarba of Gujarat

title_frLe garba du Gujarat

type_of_element_enRepresentative List

type_acronymRL

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http_url_enhttps://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/01962

concepts_primary_namesDance, Rituals, Vocal music

concepts_secondary_namesBody percussion, Ceramic art, Costumes, Festivals, Gender minorities, Hinduism, Oral tradition, Religious practice, Social participation, Womens participation

main_image_urlhttps://ich.unesco.org/img/photo/thumb/16446-LRG.jpg

main_image_caption_enA pottery artisan making the Garbha-deep / earthen pot in which the oil lamp is placed

main_image_copyrightMoving Pixels Pvt. Ltd., India, 2022

main_image_authorNot supplied

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Cultural Access

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Relationships

Dance Rituals Vocal music Body percussion Ceramic art Costumes Festivals Gender minorities Hinduism Oral tradition Religious practice UNESCO representative list World Heritage connection: Historic City of Ahmadabad

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