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Significance of Dandiya in Navarathri Celebrations
Dandiya
and
Garba
are
the
featured
dances
of
Navratri
evenings.
As
per
the
Mahabharata,
on
the
Full
Moon
Day
Purnima
of
the
month
of
Bhadrapad
(Bhadarva
Mas)
Princess
Rukshamani
worshiped
her
Kul-Devi
Mata
Ambica
on
Gabbar
Hill,
in
order
to
invite
her
beloved
Lord
Krishna,
to
abduct
her
from
her
Swayamvar.
Mata
Ambica
did
gave
her
a
boon
to
achieve
her
goal
to
marry
Lord
Krishna.
Princess
Rukshamani,
then,
married
Lord
Krishna
and
became
Pat-Rani
(Main
Queen)
and
celebrated
Navratri,
for
the
first
time
on
this
earth,
by
doing
Garbh-Deep
Nrutya
with
her
friends
&
relatives
in
Dwarka.
The Garba dancers move around in a circle, with different steps around a lamp, which represent the Eternal Light of the Durga Mata. Generally women dance around the circles by clapping their hands or decorated sticks to the rhythm of the devotional songs
In the olden times small - big, holed earthen pots are kept on one another in front of the Goddess on the first night. A lamp with four lit wicks was placed in the first pot and the lamp was uninterruptedly kept lit. Rounds of dance were performed around the lamp. There are two types of folk dances performed during 'Garba'. The dance preformed by the males standing in a circle singing while clapping with simple feet movement is called as 'Garbi' and the dance performed by females with delicate body gesticulations is called as 'Garba'. The songs praising Amba, Kalika, Randalmaa and other goddess are sung during 'Garba'. At that time in order to generate chivalry instruments like drum and clarion are used. Over a period of time there was dance on songs based on Krushnaleela, composed by saints, description of seasons, or related to social issues. Instead of claps and pinches there was use of instruments like Khanjiri, Manjiri and stack of lamps being used in the dance.
The
main
difference
between
the
'Garba'
and
'Dandiya'
dance
performances
is
that
Garba
is
performed
before
'Aarti'
(worshipping
ritual)
as
devotional
performances
in
the
honor
of
the
Goddess
while
Dandiya
is
performed
after
it,
as
a
part
of
merriment.
While
Garba
is
performed
exclusively
by
women,
men
and
women
join
in
for
Dandiya.
Also
known
as
'stick
dance'
as
performers
use
a
pair
of
colorfully
decorated
sticks
as
props,
the
circular
movements
of
Dandiya
Raas
are
slightly
more
complex
than
that
of
Garba.
The
dancers
strike
the
sticks
with
their
partners
to
the
rhythm
of
the
music.
The
origin
of
these
dance
performances
or
'Raas'
can
be
traced
back
to
the
life
of
Lord
Krishna.
Today,
'Rasa'
is
not
only
an
important
part
of
Navaratri
but
extends
itself
to
other
festivals
related
to
harvest
and
crops
as
well.
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