UNITED STATES, October 24, 2023 (RNS): The garba, a folk dance from western India once performed by women at home to celebrate the Hindu Goddess Durga, has improbably inspired Bollywood-sized performances at social gatherings and competitions in the United States. It is often danced on college campuses and at local community centers until long after midnight. Many of those dancing will be non-Hindus, as second-generation Hindu Americans have hosted garba events that emphasize the dance’s fostering of community. Garba, as it has migrated out of Gujarat, has transitioned from a domestic folk dance to become “a way to represent your culture and your tradition,” said Sippy. “That kind of transmission helps us understand the diversity of Hinduism and that it’s not a single way of celebration or belief.”More at source.

Source: The Hindu October 29, 2023 02:53 UTC