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Drum beats are an integral part of [[Durga Puja]].<ref name="Durga">{{cite web | url = http://www.durga-puja.org/tradition.html | title = Traditions of Durga Puja| access-date = 2008-01-13 | publisher = Society for confluence of festivals in India }}</ref> It is mostly played by the Bengali Hindu community. | Drum beats are an integral part of [[Durga Puja]].<ref name="Durga">{{cite web | url = http://www.durga-puja.org/tradition.html | title = Traditions of Durga Puja| access-date = 2008-01-13 | publisher = Society for confluence of festivals in India }}</ref>It is mostly played by the Bengali Hindu community. | ||
''[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]'' wrote, "Durga Puja does not assume the festive aura without the maddening beats of the dhak, the large drum that men hang around their necks and play with two thin sticks to infuse the frenzied rhythm into listeners. Those enchanting beats are enough to conjure up the sights and smells of Durga Puja."<ref name="Statesman2">{{cite news |last=Bhattachatya |first=Kajari |date=26 September 2006 |title=Beats of changing time |newspaper=The Statesman |location=Kolkata}}</ref> | ''[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]'' wrote, "Durga Puja does not assume the festive aura without the maddening beats of the dhak, the large drum that men hang around their necks and play with two thin sticks to infuse the frenzied rhythm into listeners. Those enchanting beats are enough to conjure up the sights and smells of Durga Puja."<ref name="Statesman2">{{cite news |last=Bhattachatya |first=Kajari |date=26 September 2006 |title=Beats of changing time |newspaper=The Statesman |location=Kolkata}}</ref> | ||
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File:বীরভূম জেলার মনসা পূজায় ঢাকিরা.jpg|Bengali drummers during Manasa Puja in [[Birbhum]] | |||
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File:Dhak 2010 Arnab Dutta.JPG|A [[dhaki]] with his magnificent dhak at a South Kolkata Durga Puja pandal, 2010. | File:Dhak 2010 Arnab Dutta.JPG|A [[dhaki]] with his magnificent dhak at a South Kolkata Durga Puja pandal, 2010. | ||
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The dhak (Bengali: ঢাক) is a huge membranophone instrument from India. The shapes differ from the almost cylindrical to the barrel. The manner of stretching the hide over the mouths and lacing also varies. It suspended from the neck, tied to the waist and kept on the lap or the ground, and usually played with wooden sticks. The left side is coated to give it a heavier sound.[1]
Drum beats are an integral part of Durga Puja.[2]It is mostly played by the Bengali Hindu community.
The Statesman wrote, "Durga Puja does not assume the festive aura without the maddening beats of the dhak, the large drum that men hang around their necks and play with two thin sticks to infuse the frenzied rhythm into listeners. Those enchanting beats are enough to conjure up the sights and smells of Durga Puja."[3]
Bengali drummers during Manasa Puja in Birbhum
A dhaki with his magnificent dhak at a South Kolkata Durga Puja pandal, 2010.
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References[edit]
- ↑ "Instruments". Percussions. beatofindia.com. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ↑ "Traditions of Durga Puja". Society for confluence of festivals in India. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ↑ Bhattachatya, Kajari (26 September 2006). "Beats of changing time". The Statesman. Kolkata.