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Voice, melody and percussion for a society or wedding garba.
Service · Garba & Dandiya Nights
Live singer for Garba & Dandiya Nights
Live garba and dandiya for Navratri nights, society events, weddings and corporate celebrations — a voice and rhythm that keep the whole ground dancing.
Why Dharmik
The right voice for a garba and dandiya night
Garba and dandiya are best danced to live music: a singer who reads the circle, lifts the tempo when the steps speed up and keeps the rhythm going. Dharmik, who was born in Dwarka, Gujarat, sings traditional garba and dandiya numbers alongside popular film garba, so every age group in the ground has a song to dance to.
A garba night has its own shape. It opens with an aarti and slow garba while the ground fills, builds through the traditional rounds as dancers find the rhythm and speeds into dandiya raas in the last hour. Film garba keeps younger dancers in the circle. A singer who understands the order can pace the night without breaking the flow.
It suits Navratri nights, society and community garba, wedding garba and dandiya evenings and corporate celebrations. Formats run from a three-piece for a society compound to a full band with a stage for a large ground. Share the venue, the number of dancers and the timings and a format is suggested.
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Gujarati roots
Born in Dwarka, Gujarat — garba and dandiya are part of the repertoire.
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Built for the circle
Tempo and song order follow the dancers.
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Every age group
Traditional numbers for elders and film garba for the young.
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Formats for the ground
A smaller band for a society event, a full band for a large ground.
The nine nights of Navratri
Navratri is nine nights dedicated to the goddess, and for a singer each night has its own shape. The evening opens with the aarti and a slow garba while the circles form. As the ground fills, the dandiya raas takes over, with its stick rhythms, and the late hours belong to the fast rounds that leave players breathless. The last nights are the biggest, and the final night ends with a long, joyful raas.
The tradition has two forms: pracheen, the traditional community garba with folk songs and clapping, and arvachin, the modern commercial garba with bands and film songs. A good singer respects both.
What a singer needs to lead a circle
Leading a garba circle is different from performing on a stage. The beat has to be steady for hours, the changes of pace have to be clean, and the singer has to watch the circle and respond to it. A dancing crowd notices a wavering tempo at once. The band must also be loud enough to carry across a large ground without becoming harsh.
Grounds, permissions and long nights
A garba ground needs permissions from the authorities, a fixed loudspeaker time, a stage that the circle can see and sound that reaches the edges. Over nine nights, a second vocalist shares the load, and rest days are planned. Organisers book months ahead, and the best nights, the weekends and the last three, go first.
Format recommendations
Which setup suits your event
Option 2
4-Piece
A fuller sound for mid-size garba evenings.
Option 3
Full Band
The big-ground Navratri show with a stage.
How the night unfolds
A sample run of show
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Aarti and opening garba
A devotional start and slow garba as dancers gather.
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Garba rounds
Traditional and popular garba at a rising tempo.
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Dandiya raas
Faster dandiya numbers once the sticks come out.
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Finale
A big collective closing round.
See and hear it
Dharmik live, in pictures and songs
Photos and reels are from Dharmik’s own shows. The songs below are the ones people ask for most at live music for a garba and dandiya night.
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- Occasion
- Garba & Dandiya Nights
- Formats
- Solo, Duo, 3-Piece, 4-Piece, Full Band
Often asked for
- Nagada Sang Dhol
- Ram Chahe Leela
- Kala Chashma
- London Thumakda
- Badtameez Dil
- Balam Pichkari
- Ghoomar
- Chogada Tara
A sample; the repertoire is on the media page.
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Questions
Good to know
Yes. Share the dates, venue and number of dancers; Navratri dates fill early.
Yes. A garba and dandiya round is a popular part of sangeet and wedding evenings.
A three-piece or four-piece with percussion for a few hundred dancers; larger grounds need a full band.
Yes. Single nights and the closing nights are both common.
Garba is danced with claps around a lamp; dandiya raas uses sticks.
All nine, with a second vocalist and planned breaks.
Yes, with a compact band.
Also popular
Why Dharmik
Why hosts choose Dharmik
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700+ live shows
Weddings, sangeets, parties, hotels, festivals and corporate evenings over more than 5 years, so the music is paced for the room.
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A wide Hindi repertoire
Bollywood from every decade, Sufi, ghazal, bhajan and garba, with songs added on request; see the playlist.
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Solo to full band
From one voice and a guitar to a stage band, so the format follows the venue and the guest list.
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Offices in five cities
The main office is in Virar West, with offices in Rajkot, Dwarka, Porbandar and Ahmedabad.
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Worldwide and remote
Travels to other countries for festivals and events, and performs remotely for weddings and celebrations anywhere.
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Clear plans on WhatsApp
Dates, formats, fees and logistics are agreed in writing, and you can reach us by call or message.
How it works
Booking in four steps
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Message or call
Send the occasion, the date, the city, the venue and the number of guests on WhatsApp, or call. There are no forms to fill in.
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Agree the date and format
Availability, the format that suits the room, from a solo singer to a full band, and the fee are agreed together. An advance holds the date.
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Plan the set and the day
Songs, timings, sound and power are settled in writing. For events away from the main office in Virar West, travel and stay are agreed here too.
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Perform
The musicians arrive early, check the sound and perform. For remote events a short test session runs before the live stream.
Visit us
Our offices
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Maharashtra
Virar West
702, M-11, M-Avenue, Rustomjee Evershine Global City
Virar West, Maharashtra 401303 Directions -
Gujarat
Rajkot
Shop No. 324, Chandreshnagar Main Road, Mayani Chowk
Rajkot, Gujarat 360004 Directions -
Gujarat
Dwarka
T.V. Station Area, Patel Samaj Road, Dev Bhumi Dwarka
Dwarka, Gujarat 361335 Directions -
Gujarat
Porbandar
Meera Shopping Center, First Floor, Kedareshvar Road
Porbandar, Gujarat 360575 Directions -
Gujarat
Ahmedabad
Swaminarayan Park-1, Opp. Swaminarayan Park-2, New Vasna, Vishala
Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380007 Directions
Ready when you are
Planning a garba and dandiya night? Let’s talk.
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