In Northern Nigeria, a ceremonial parade of horsemen in honour of an emir, held especially at the Muslim festivals of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Nigeria's National Institute for Cultural Orientation states that it historically served as a military parade demonstrating the readiness of an emirate's cavalry. The word itself is not Hausa: it is Anglo-Indian, from Hindi/Urdu darbār (from Persian), 'a court or formal reception held by an Indian prince or an African ruler' (Merriam-Webster).
Horsemen in quilted armour rode in the durbar after the Eid prayers.