Bhavai
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bhavai is a noun meaning (India) A type of folk theatre from Gujarat.
Meaning
(India) A type of folk theatre from Gujarat.
Example Sentences
In the courtyard of the Ambaji temple near Mount Abu the Navaratri festival is celebrated with Bhavai performances.
She was not in the Princess' hair all the time nor did she watch her like a comic spy in a high drama of intrigue and discovery from a bhavai.
By introducing “literary drama,” Westernized theatre on the subcontinent also led to a rejection of such popular forms as the jatra of Bengal, the bhavai of Gujarat, and the tamasha of Maharashtra as “debased” and “corrupt.”
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include garba, bhajan, handvo, lavani, pichhavai, bhand.
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