“It is something young women grow up with and infuse it into their being and every time there is a celebration, that is what they perform.” Garba – Dancers from Nartan Rang Dance School of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Garba & Dandiya Raas: Rituals and Romance “Garba is definitely a village dance and it’s a participatory type of folk art rather than something that is learned and taught and has tenets,” she says.
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It’s a very meaningful ritual for females because it honors the Goddess and also their own ability for creation. The Garba tradition revolves around Shakti-Ma or Amba, the Mother Goddess in Hinduism, and garba or the clay pot also represents the womb and fertility. Indeed, the word Garba is derived from the Sanskrit word Garbadeep, which means a light inside a pot and represents the Almighty shining through the perforations of the pot, which symbolizes the universe. “Whether it’s the drawings on the walls of the huts, whether it’s the motifs you see on the women’s skirts – all of them have significance in their religious life and their vratas, the rituals they perform.”Īsk her why Garba is so important, and Patel, who came to the US from Bombay in 1981, says, “It’s very dear to all Gujaratis because it’s worship of the Goddess.” “All social events that happen in the rural areas always have a ritualistic or religious significance,” says Smita Miki Patel, who is an educator in the folk arts of Gujarat, and has founded the India Performing Arts Center, a dance school in New Jersey. Garba is a religious and social event and harks back to the village traditions. Both Garba and Dandiya Raas, folk dances, have found their way to America and everyone from heart surgeons to hip-hop kids are taking to the large dandiya raas arenas during the festival of Navrati which heralds a season of upcoming Hindu festivals from Dusshera to Diwali. I have attached pictures, please give me your thoughts on this rifle, I'm not interested in selling but just looking for an accurate history.Garba, performed during Navratri, is being danced by students of India Performing Arts Center At Navratri, the Joy of Garba With the upcoming holiday season begins the Indian community’s tryst with tradition in America. I also have a type 30 bayonet which I thought went with this rifle but there is literally no place to attach it because of the short stock and lack of a notch.
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From the markings on the sides of the serial number, I believe it was made in either Koishikawa or Kokura. I then thought it was a last ditch effort rifle but it has anti-aircraft sites, a serial number, removed mum, and the tall shielded front site.
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Plus I know that he never used the rifle in his time back in the US after the war. Initially I thought my grandpa maybe built his own stock, as he was a carpenter but this stock is old showing much wear and tear. The stock is much shorter than anything else I've seen on the 38, carbine, sniper or other type 99's. It is definitely a type 99 due to the markings on the receiver/barrel but it has a completely different stock. This Arisaka seems different than all the others I've seen though. Apparently he brought it back with him from his time in the pacific as most guys did.
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Today I actually had to make a post because I need a little help in regards to my grandpa's arisaka type 99. Hey guys, I've been reading information from this site for some time now. These could just be manufacturing differences from year to year I suppose.Īpologies for the camera phone quality and thanks for any insight! Does this describe what I have? I have seen pictures off 99s that look a bit different than mine where the barrel and receiver meet. I suppose it could have been ground as well, but this seems unlikely to me.Īlso, I have read about a screw joint between the receiver and barrel for the paratrooper issued rifles.
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What is confusing is the lack of any symbols preceding the serial number. In any case, I've always thought it was a very interesting piece.įrom what I can gather via online resources, it seems to be a Type 99 Nagoya. This one is far from being a highly sought-after museum quality collector's item, seeing as how the flower has been ground off, the barrel stock chopped and modified and a huge NRA seal stamped in the side of the stock. I saw several people posting pictures of their Japanese rifles and thought I would share as well. Hi, was doing some research on a family rifle and came across your site.