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Gujarati folk music consists of a wide variety. Bhajan, a devotional song type, is categorized by theme of poetry/lyrics and by musical compositions such as Prabhatiya, Garba, etc. The Barot , Charan and Gadhvi communities have preserved and enriched the folk tradition of storytelling with or without music.
Narsinh Mehta was born in Gopnath village near the town of Talaja (now located in the Bhavnagar district, Gujarat).As a member of the Nagar Brahmin community, Narsinh's father held an administrative position in a royal court.
Dayaram was the last poet of the old Gujarati school. Most of his works are written in a literary form called garbi, a lyric song. [8]Dayaram was a devotional poet and was a follower of "Nirgun bhakti sampraday" (Pushti sampraday) in Gujarat.
[5] [6] [7] The roots of this tradition are found in hymn 10.85 of the Rigveda Shakala samhita, which is also called the "Rigvedic wedding hymn". [8] [9] At each step, promises are made by each to the other. [10] The primary witness of a Hindu marriage is the fire-deity (or the Sacred Fire) Agni, in the presence of family and friends. [11]
Vaishnava Jana To (Gujarati: વૈષ્ણવ જન તો) is a Hindu bhajan, written in the 15th century by the poet Narsinh Mehta in the Gujarati language. [2] The poem speaks about the traits and the ideals of a Vaishnava jana (a follower of Vaishnavism ).
Narmad is considered to be the founder of modern Gujarati literature. He introduced many creative forms of writing to the Gujarati language, including pioneering works in autobiography, poetry, lexicography, historical plays and folk literature research. He was an outspoken journalist and pamphleteer.
Girdhar is known for his poetic epic Ramayana (1837) which is popular in Gujarat.He derived the story from Ramayana of Tulsidas and several other Puranic texts. His version is lucid and musical as it is in simple language and uses traditional metres and melodies.
It is a 10-day long festival, and this located on the bank of river Sabarmati over 12-hector landscaped land. Timing for sanskruti kunj between 2.00 pm to 10.00 pm and every evening from 7.30 pm, the folk song and dance performances would be presented. Shamlaji Fair. The Shamlaji shrine and the site boast of an ancient and glorious heritage.