What is the significance of playing Garba?
In Hindu Dharma, playing ‘Garba’ implies singing devotional songs showe-ring praises on the Goddess, accompanied by rhythmic clapping. ‘Garba’ awakens the Goddess from her meditation and is a prayer unto Her to assume Her destroyer form for the benefit of the Universe. 7.2 While playing the Garba should one use a rhythm of two claps or three claps? The destroyer principle of Goddess Durga is activated gradually, in stages during Navratri. Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are the three main levels of the Supreme God. To activate the destroyer principle of the Goddess on all the three levels, devotees clap thrice and activate the will of the Goddess. Hence it is more beneficial to play ‘Garba’ with a rhythm of three claps. The three claps symbolise the following. 1. The first clap is related to Brahma principle, meaning energy of desire . Because of the first clap, the desire frequencies from the Universe are activated and they back the wishes of embodied soul depending on his bhav. 2. Through t
