Bengali women perform Dhunuchi dance to manic drum beats in front of Devi Durga

Durga Puja is one of the biggest festivals in India. In present times Durga Puja is celebrated with a great deal of excitement and enthusiasm by a major section of people apart from the Bengalis. Bong women perform the Dhunuchi dance matching to the rhythms of the Dhak in unison and proper co-ordination. Clad in traditional sarees and salwar suits women of all age perform the dance in front of Devi Durga as a way of offering prayer to the Goddess Durga.
Durga Puja evenings are incomplete if men and women, boys and girls don’t take the floor to dance to the rhythmic beats of dhaak and bells, holding earthen pots billowing a fragrant smoke. The impromptu dance is called Dhunuchi Naach, a prominent custom and one of the most awaited activities during the evening Durga aarti every day.
This devotional dance is performed holding a dhunuchi, which contains the burning coconut husk with dhuno sprinkled on it. Dhuno, the Indian equivalent of frankincense, is a plant resin of sal tree, and dhunuchi is essentially an incense burner that holds the fire. Dhunuchi is a flared shape earthen receptacle held by a stem. Dhunuchis are traditionally made of clay that has natural insulation properties. It is usually lit by setting fire to the dry coconut husk on which dhuno and camphor are sprinkled. Some people also place a layer of burning coal at the bottom that ignites the coconut husk, on which dhuno and camphor are sprinkled for the fragrant smoke.
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