Being an Indian, It’s Like a Treat for Us Celebrating Any Festival((2019): Try These Great Garba Decoration Idea for This Navratri and Rejoice the Nine Nights!

Navratri, the time of devotion and worship of Durga Maa lasts for nine days. During the days, fasting and ritualistic poojas take precedence over daily activities amongst Hindus. Nevertheless, the nights give rise to religious dance, music and devotional songs in worship to the Goddess. “Garba” is one of the very prominent dance forms that holds great significance in Navratri. People dance to the Garba on almost all days of the nine days festival.

Originated in Gujarat, Garba is popular in other parts of the country as well. Navratri ideally symbolizes the victory of good over evil as the festival is celebrated to mark the victory of Goddess Durga over the Asura Mahishasura. The dance form is said to be a dramatization of the fight between the Goddess and Mahishasura. Every element in Garba holds the importance of its own. From the synchronized steps in the dance to the attire and the Garba matki, or Garba deep, every aspect of the dance is crucial and holds great significance.

The dancers, both men and women dance around in circles around the Garba deep or the earthen pot. Synchronized circular movements of the dancers represent the circle of life, that moves from life to death and then rebirth. While the Garba deep represents the Goddess Durga in the form of a fetus in the mother’s womb. The goddess is considered unmoved and invincible.

The Garba matki is an earthen pot that is painted and beautifully decorated with beads, stones and other embellishments. Some dancers balance the Garba on their heads and perform their dance in worship of the Goddess. In fact, at times more than one garbs are balanced one over the other as part of the dancing ritual.

It is a common tradition for worshippers to beautifully decorate the Garba using their creativity. Decorating the Garba is auspicious and also enhances the festive spirit of the function. So, if you are planning to creatively decorate the Garba by yourself, then why hesitate? Get ahead and get inspired by some of the easiest DIY Garba decoration ideas given here.

This is easy to follow, DIY idea to beautifully decorate the Garba. There are very minimal things used in the process and hence is very budget-friendly as well. The decorative mirrors give a glamorous touch to the Garba yet maintains the ethnicity in the look.

This is a convenient technique to reduce the hassles and mess created while painting the Garba. Since the adhesive tape is used, you can assure you to get a neat and clean design over the painted surface. Use your creativity to further utilize this method in Garba decoration.

Garba decoration can’t get any easier than this! This DIY method can be followed by beginners and even kids. The decoration is very simple, yet very appealing to the eyes. You will be amazed how a simple earthen pot can be transformed into such marvellous art with just the help of golden laces!

Here is yet another easy yet stunning decoration method. Using only decorative sequins and mirrors, you can creatively beautify the Garba in a matter of minutes. Use your wildest creativity to add personal touches to the Garba.

This is a time saving and hassle-free method of painting a Garba. Enamel paints are not soluble in water. Hence, the paints float over water. When the Garba is dipped into the mixture of water and paint, the enamel paint gets transferred onto the surface of the pot. Easy isn’t it? Use your creativity to utilize this technique at its best!

Swirl painting with nail enamel or nail paint is one of the easiest ways to glam up your Garba. Use a mix of any number of your favourite nail colours to beautify a simple earthen pot. This method gives a contemporary look to your Garba and is quite different from the usual Garba decoration that we are familiar of. You can use decorative mirrors and traditional colours like red and yellow to raise ethnicity in the look!

The Garba decoration here indeed looks sophisticated and difficult to follow, especially for novices at art. But, read through the instructions and you will realize that the procedure isn’t difficult after all. The beautiful peacock inspired Garba decoration is a must try this season!

Glam up your Garba with decorative stones and silver beads. This design is very minimal yet gives a very classy and elegant touch to your Garba pot. It is a great idea to try if you are short of time as the beads come in the form of chains and are easy to fix onto the Garba.

So, now you are ready with the design ideas to decorate your Garba. But, wondering where to get the required items from? Here is a list of websites from where you can get the required things from. We couldn’t make it any simpler for you!

This set of acrylic paints has all the possible colours required to get creative at your Garba decoration. The paint is also suitable for leather and vinyl surfaces and hence, is very durable. Available on paytmmall.com for Rs. 1,099.

You can use these round shaped decorative mirrors for Garba decoration. Also, the mirrors are available in other shapes like square, teardrop and diamond. Check out amazon.in for Rs. 179.

Check out the website inhika.com to grab hold of all kinds of splendid laces required for your Garba decoration. You can even use them for your clothing decoration as well. This place is available for Rs. 520.

Sequins add charm and sparkle to your Garba. So, don’t forget to purchase these glittered sequins before you start with the Garba decoration. Available on amazon.in for Rs. 379.

M-seal or art clay is a versatile craft supply to work with. You can use your imagination and creativity to incorporate the use of this clay in your Garba decoration for Navratri. Available on flipkart.com for Rs. 175.

A set of folk art enamel paints is available on thecraftshop.in for Rs. 1,599. The set is included with all possible colours required for art and craft. However, if you aren’t much of a craft buff, then buy one or two pieces of only the required colours instead.

Check out indiamart.com a set of A 4 sized foam sheets of different colours. It is available for Rs. 65 for a set.

The rhinestone strings are the perfect addition of embellishments on your Garba. Since they come in a string, you don’t have to painstakingly stick stone by stone onto the Garba. Available on craftgully.com for Rs. 35.

This stone lace is suitable for art and craft needs like Garba decoration and jewelry making. Since they come in strips, it is very easy to fix them onto the Garba. Available on shopclues.com for Rs. 374.