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Padhar Dance
The Padhar dance is a folk dance of Gujarat, India. It is performed by Padhar, a fishermen community living along banks Nal Sarovar of Bhal region. The dancer holds small sticks in his hands while dancing. They enact rowing of boats while dancing. They sing songs associated with water. References Folk dances of Gujarat {{Dance in India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujarat
Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth-most populous state, with a population of 60.4 million. It is bordered by Rajasthan to the northeast, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to the south, Maharashtra to the southeast, Madhya Pradesh to the east, and the Arabian Sea and the Pakistani province of Sindh to the west. Gujarat's capital city is Gandhinagar, while its largest city is Ahmedabad. The Gujaratis are indigenous to the state and their language, Gujarati, is the state's official language. The state encompasses 23 sites of the ancient Indus Valley civilisation (more than any other state). The most important sites are Lothal (the world's first dry dock), Dholavira (the fifth largest site), and Gola Dhoro (where 5 uncommon seals were found). Lothal i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padhar
The Padhar ( sd, پڌڙ) are a Hindu caste found in the state of Gujarat in India.R. B. Lal, P. B. S. V. Padmanabham, G. Krishnan, M. Azeez Mohideen: ''People of India Gujarat'', Volume XXI, Part 3, p. 1054-1060 History and origin The Padhar are distributed in six villages in Surandarnagar and four villages in Ahmadabad District. Their main villages are Shahpur, Sahiyal, Dharji, Devadthal, Nam Katechi, Ranagadh, Ralol, Parali, Parnala, Godi and Anandpur. They claim to have originated in Sindh, and their existence is due to the grace of Hinglaj mata, a Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ... goddess. The Padhar have been given scheduled tribe status, and speak Gujarati language, Gujarati. According to some traditions, they were originally Koli people, although this c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nal Sarovar
NAL or Nal may refer to: In organizations: * Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, in India * National Aerospace Laboratories, India * National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan * National Alliance of Liberals, a political party in Ghana * United States National Agricultural Library * New American Library, a publisher * Nintendo Australia, a publisher and distributor of video games to Oceania In transportation: * Nal Airport, in Rajasthan, India * Nalchik Airport (IATA code) * Norwegian America Line, a ship line * Nakanihon Airlines, a Japanese airline that became Air Central * North Auckland Line, a railway line in New Zealand In sports: * National Adult League, a fourth-tier U.S. soccer league * National Arena League, a professional indoor football league * Negro American League, a professional baseball Negro league * North American League (baseball), a professional baseball minor league In technology: * Network Abstraction Layer in MPEG video codecs * Network Access License, a certificat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhal Region
The Bhal region is an area of Gujarat, India. It is spread across the political boundaries of the districts of Bhavnagar, Ahmedabad, and Anand. The Bhal region is situated on the deltas of the Sabarmati, Bhogawo, Bhadar, Lilka and other rivers that flow east and southeast off the Kathiawar peninsula into the Gulf of Cambay. The word Bhaal ( gu, ભાલ) ( hi, भाल) seems to have been derived from the Sanskrit word भाल which means forehead. Such a name is given to this region probably because it is mostly as flat as a forehead with almost entire region's soil without any stones, pebbles or gravel. Bhalia Wheat is a major farm cultivation in the region. Flowing through Bhal region ;Bhada (Bhaadar) ;Gautami ;Ghelo The Ghelo River starts near Babra in Amreli district and meets the Gulf of Cambay in the Bhal Region. ;Kalubhar The Kalubhar River starts near Babra in Amreli District and meets the Gulf of Cambay in the Bhal Region. The Rangholi River is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
