SurTaal Performing Art

Navratri or the nine sacred days mark the most auspicious days in the Hindu calendar and are celebrated across the country with much fervour and festivity. Also known as Maha Navratri, this festival falls in the lunar month of Ashwin during Sharad Ritu. Although the festival typically falls four times in a year, the Sharada Navaratri during autumn (September-October) is the most celebrated, and the Vasanta Navaratri during spring (March-April) is the next most significant Navratri. The nine-day Navratri festival which begins on September 29, 2019, is dedicated to goddess Durga and all her nine avatars. The festival is celebrated to commemorate Maa Durga's win over the demon Mahishasura and represents the victory of peace and dharma over ego and evil. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NINE DAYS Day 1 of the Navratri celebrates Goddess Shailputri. This avatar of goddess Durga is the embodiment of the collective power of Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh. The goddess in this avatar is worship...

Garba Dance :: Garba is a popular traditional dance form of Gujarat and is performed not only in India but all over the world by Gujaratis and others. It is a circular form of dance performed by a group of men and women on the Navratri days which are auspicious days of Goddess Durga in the winter month, during Sharad Purnima, Vasant Panchami, Holi, and other festive occasions. The essentials of the dance are singing and clapping skilfully while going round the goddess. The dance in mood begins with beats in slow momentum. As the dance goes on, the energy level of the participants increases due to the fast momentum of the music. The music is synchronized by a drummer who stands in the center of the dancing circle of the dancers. Navratri being a festival of togetherness, people always choose to wear dresses of similar color and pattern to spread the message of unity. While women prefer colorful and vibrant Chaniya choli, men wear traditional kurtas and pajamas. The energetic beats of ...

India is a country with diversity in almost every aspect of life. The article below narrates the diversity of Indian dance forms. India is a country with diversity in all forms. Like diversity in religions, traditions, languages, costumes, and food choices, the country also boasts of a huge diversity in classical and folk dances. Every dance form is unique to a specific state or religion and is different with respect to its structure, style, and form that encompass uniqueness in costumes, pattern of dancing, and make-up. Folk dances are actually traditional dances of different state that reflects the traditional beliefs, values, principles, and lifestyle of respective religion. Like for example, Bihu is the folk dance of Assam and is a clear reflection of the cultural beliefs of Assamese. These dances are mainly performed during rituals and religious ceremonies of a particular community. Most of these are dedicated to worshipping specific God of the specific community. Every commu...