गवरी का इतिहास || गवरी की के बारे मे थोड़ी जानकारी
"GAVARI" is the ritual dance form performed by Bhil tribe in
Udaipur, Rajsamand and Chittor districts of Rajasthan. Whole male folk, even children participate in this dance-drama form for f orty days for healthy environment to protect their animals and people's life. In this period they will not eat any green vegetable, avoid alcohol and non-veg eating, sleep on ground floor and not to take the bath (except on Dev-Jhulani Ekadasi ). Mostly in day time they perform the GAVARI in the village where they enacted different mythological and social episodes with "MADAL" and THALI musical instruments. In this period they traveled to nearby villages where their daughters and sisters married and perform Gavari there. Here GAVARI refers as a PARVATI is in a form of "RAI" always stays in the centre and the demon Bhashmasur as a "Buriya" with mask walks anti-clock wise direction to other performers. ================================================================================= ================================================================================
The Bhil community of Southern Rajasthan celebrates an annual festival called Gavri which to them symbolises a celebration of life. Our IndiaUnheard Community Correspondent Shambhulal Khatik from Delwara, Rajasthan gives you a glimpse of this colorful festival. The Bhil community of Southern Rajasthan celebrates an annual festival called Gavri which to them symbolises a celebration of life. Our IndiaUnheard Community Correspondent Shambhulal Khatik from Delwara, Rajasthan gives you a glimpse of this colorful festival. Gavri, is a dance-drama which begins on the next day after Rakshabandhan. The men of a village present plays in the villages where their sisters and daughters live getting married. It continues for over a month and about forty to one hundred people participate in the dance. "Women cannot participate in this folk dance-drama as the performance is representative of visiting the sisters. Gavri had not been performed in Delwara from the past 10 years. Last time it was performed in 2001. Because a lot of money is spent on costumes, make-up, food & stay a minimum Rs 25,000 is spent on each participant. Due to the high costs involved, this festival is slowly-slowly getting wiped out from the memory of the Bhil community" says one Gavri dance performer. For 30 days, the participants live an austere life and follow strict rules. They are not supposed to wear shoes, eat meat, not eat at night, must sleep on the floor and not take bath during this period. The Bhil community is engaged in this dance-drama throughout the day for a month, leaving aside their farming work. Only when the festival is over, does the community start using the new crop. This is how the Bhils have kept alive the fascinating tradition of this unique folk dance-drama all these years. For Bhils, Gavri is not just an entertainment but there is a strong religious purpose behind this. It is an art to express the devotion to Shiva, to thank god for the good rains & a hope of having a prosperous year each year. It is a celebration of life and of connections to their roots. 'Women cannot participate in this folk dance-drama as the performance is representative of visiting the sisters. Gavri had not been performed in Delwara from the past 10 years.
Last time it was performed in 2001 because a lot of money is spent on costumes, make-up, food & stay. Minimum 25,000 rupees is spent on each participant. Due to the high costs involved, this festival is slowly-slowly getting wiped out from the memory of the Bhil community' says one Gavri dance performer. For 30 days, the participants live an austere life and follow strict rules. They are not supposed to wear shoes, eat meat, not eat at night, must sleep on the floor and not take bath during this period. The Bhil community is engaged in this dance-drama all throughout the day for a month, leaving aside their farming work. Only when the festival is over, the Bhil community starts using new crop. This is how the Bhils have kept alive the fascinating tradition of this unique folk dance-drama all these years. For Bhils, Gavri is not just an entertainment but there is a strong religious purpose behind this. It's a way of living life for them which connect them to their roots. It is an art to express the devotion to Shiva, to thank god for the good rains & a hope of having a prosperous year each year.
"GAVARI" is the ritual dance form performed by Bhil tribe in
Udaipur, Rajsamand and Chittor districts of Rajasthan. Whole male folk, even children participate in this dance-drama form for f orty days for healthy environment to protect their animals and people's life. In this period they will not eat any green vegetable, avoid alcohol and non-veg eating, sleep on ground floor and not to take the bath (except on Dev-Jhulani Ekadasi ). Mostly in day time they perform the GAVARI in the village where they enacted different mythological and social episodes with "MADAL" and THALI musical instruments. In this period they traveled to nearby villages where their daughters and sisters married and perform Gavari there. Here GAVARI refers as a PARVATI is in a form of "RAI" always stays in the centre and the demon Bhashmasur as a "Buriya" with mask walks anti-clock wise direction to other performers. ================================================================================= ================================================================================
The Bhil community of Southern Rajasthan celebrates an annual festival called Gavri which to them symbolises a celebration of life. Our IndiaUnheard Community Correspondent Shambhulal Khatik from Delwara, Rajasthan gives you a glimpse of this colorful festival. The Bhil community of Southern Rajasthan celebrates an annual festival called Gavri which to them symbolises a celebration of life. Our IndiaUnheard Community Correspondent Shambhulal Khatik from Delwara, Rajasthan gives you a glimpse of this colorful festival. Gavri, is a dance-drama which begins on the next day after Rakshabandhan. The men of a village present plays in the villages where their sisters and daughters live getting married. It continues for over a month and about forty to one hundred people participate in the dance. "Women cannot participate in this folk dance-drama as the performance is representative of visiting the sisters. Gavri had not been performed in Delwara from the past 10 years. Last time it was performed in 2001. Because a lot of money is spent on costumes, make-up, food & stay a minimum Rs 25,000 is spent on each participant. Due to the high costs involved, this festival is slowly-slowly getting wiped out from the memory of the Bhil community" says one Gavri dance performer. For 30 days, the participants live an austere life and follow strict rules. They are not supposed to wear shoes, eat meat, not eat at night, must sleep on the floor and not take bath during this period. The Bhil community is engaged in this dance-drama throughout the day for a month, leaving aside their farming work. Only when the festival is over, does the community start using the new crop. This is how the Bhils have kept alive the fascinating tradition of this unique folk dance-drama all these years. For Bhils, Gavri is not just an entertainment but there is a strong religious purpose behind this. It is an art to express the devotion to Shiva, to thank god for the good rains & a hope of having a prosperous year each year. It is a celebration of life and of connections to their roots. 'Women cannot participate in this folk dance-drama as the performance is representative of visiting the sisters. Gavri had not been performed in Delwara from the past 10 years.
Last time it was performed in 2001 because a lot of money is spent on costumes, make-up, food & stay. Minimum 25,000 rupees is spent on each participant. Due to the high costs involved, this festival is slowly-slowly getting wiped out from the memory of the Bhil community' says one Gavri dance performer. For 30 days, the participants live an austere life and follow strict rules. They are not supposed to wear shoes, eat meat, not eat at night, must sleep on the floor and not take bath during this period. The Bhil community is engaged in this dance-drama all throughout the day for a month, leaving aside their farming work. Only when the festival is over, the Bhil community starts using new crop. This is how the Bhils have kept alive the fascinating tradition of this unique folk dance-drama all these years. For Bhils, Gavri is not just an entertainment but there is a strong religious purpose behind this. It's a way of living life for them which connect them to their roots. It is an art to express the devotion to Shiva, to thank god for the good rains & a hope of having a prosperous year each year.
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