Garba/Raas is typically performed in very traditional costumes.
The women wear traditional blouse and skirts ("Chania Cholis") and scarves ("Dupatta"). These articles of clothing have many mirrors on them. They also wear heavy jewelry.
Picture shown below:
The men wear traditional pants ("Dhotis") and flowy tops ("Kedias"). These articles of clothing are very free-form, and they allow for a lot of movement. Picture shown below:
Many props are also used while doing Garba. These include pots, umbrellas, tambourines and wicker baskets. I would like to discuss one prop that is used, as it relates to one major event in Gujarat called Tarnetar Mela. Tarnetar Mela is a matchmaking festival in India, where men dance with embellished umbrellas. Women come to this festival to revel in the beautiful umbrellas, and ultimately pick the man she wants to marry. Through this festival, umbrellas have become a very common prop used in Garba. The video below shows men in a circle performing garba with umbrellas among other props such as swords:
The women wear traditional blouse and skirts ("Chania Cholis") and scarves ("Dupatta"). These articles of clothing have many mirrors on them. They also wear heavy jewelry.
Picture shown below:
The men wear traditional pants ("Dhotis") and flowy tops ("Kedias"). These articles of clothing are very free-form, and they allow for a lot of movement. Picture shown below:
Many props are also used while doing Garba. These include pots, umbrellas, tambourines and wicker baskets. I would like to discuss one prop that is used, as it relates to one major event in Gujarat called Tarnetar Mela. Tarnetar Mela is a matchmaking festival in India, where men dance with embellished umbrellas. Women come to this festival to revel in the beautiful umbrellas, and ultimately pick the man she wants to marry. Through this festival, umbrellas have become a very common prop used in Garba. The video below shows men in a circle performing garba with umbrellas among other props such as swords:
Hi! This is a great site!
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I'm working with a group of little girls that want to put on a performance and their parents would like something like raas/garba and these songs are perfect!
Thanks for your time!