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A '''sabhā''' in [[Vedic civilization|Ancient India]] was an assembly, congregation, or council. Personified as a deity, Sabhā is a daughter of [[Prajapati]] in the [[Atharvaveda]]. The term has also given rise to modern terms of [[Parliament of India]], such as [[Lok Sabha]] (Lower House) and [[Rajya Sabha]] (Upper House), and the Indian states' [[Legislative Assembly]], [[Vidhan Sabha]].<br />
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In [[Epic Sanskrit]], the term refers also to an assembly hall or council-chamber, and to a hostel, eating-house, or gambling-house.<br />
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The ''[[Mahabharata]]'', Book 2, has a ''Sabha Parva'' or Sabha episode, which describes the sabha under King [[Yudhishthira]].<ref>[http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m02/m02004.htm Mahabharata, Book 2, ''Sabha Parva''] ''[[Mahabharata]]'' sacred-texts.com.</ref> [[Monier-Williams]] compares the word to [[Old English]] ''sibb'' "clan" (Old High German ''sippa''), in Modern English surviving in the term ''[[gossip]]'' (from ''god-sib'').<br />
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A '''Sabha''' in South India, particularly in Tamil Nadu, popularly refers to a body or organization involved in the promotion of fine arts such as [[Saastriya Sangeetham]], [[Bharathanatyam]], Drama among numerous other arts. These Sabhas are concentrated at a place called as [Mylapore] in Chennai and are instrumental in ensuring the connoisseurs (known as [[Rasikaas]]) from all parts of the world treated with variety during the Music and [[Dance Season of Maargazhi]] (December / January mostly).<br />
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'''Sabha''' ({{lang-ne|सभा}}) in nepali meaning assembly, meeting or gathering of people. For example:<br />
*[[Pratinidhi Sabha]] = House of Representatives (lower house) of National Parliament of Nepal<br />
*[[Rastriya Sabha]] = National Assembly (upper house) of National Assembly of Nepal<br />
*[[Pradesh Sabha]] = Provincial Assemblies of Nepal<br />
* Jansabha = Gathering of people<br />
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