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Parvani

પરવણી

Parvani, from parva (festival), was a programme of raas, garba and dance based on the stories behind the festivals, holy days and vrats of the whole year. The 1978 Gujarat Samachar review described these as woven into our lives “like a string of stars”.

Press: Gujarat Samachar 2-4-1978

Parvani

The day of Parvani. Poyani Oza (front, gold sari) and Mohammadbhai Dekhaiya (back row) among the group.A large group standing in rows in front of a decorated backdrop: Poyani Oza at the front in a gold sari, with men in suits and shirts and women in saris around her. Colourised.Colourised from the original photograph
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Garbe Ramva Nisarya Madi

ગરબે રમવા નિસર્યા માડી

Written and composed for the Navratri section of Poyani Oza's Parvani, Bhavnagar, 1978. Music: Mohammadbhai Dekhaiya. Lyrics: Rahi Odhariya. Choreography: Poyani Oza.

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Garbe Ramva Nisarya Madi

Mohammadbhai Dekhaiya, composer. From a colourised copy.Close crop of Mohammadbhai Dekhaiya’s face: dark wavy hair and a moustache, with other faces at the edges. Colourised crop.Colourised from the original photograph
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