dance ...durga puja ??

Question

what is the dance called which guys do on durga pooja ??.....i guess they hv something in their hand ...um and i think i saw sanjay dutt doing it in Parineeta ...

Answer 1

It is neither Garba nor Dandia. These two are performed in Western India. The dance performed in Durga puja Pandals in Kolkatta and other places in West Bengal is called "DHUNUCHI" - Read the full details -

There is another kind of dance that is performed only during Durga puja and this is known as the Dhunuchi. I have seen this performed only in the pandals of Old North Calcutta. Perhaps the trendy South Calcuttan chickens out and is too afraid to try this one out. A Dhunuchi is an earthen pot with a funnel base and an open top. Burning coal and charcoal is put inside and then powdered incense, known as dhuno, is poured over it. A sweet smelling thick white smoke spreads and engulfs your senses. Then with the Dhakis going on a frenzy with their drum beats, the Dhunuchi dancers balance the earthen pots, with the base delicately placed on their foreheads. Then they gyrate their bodies to the drum beats keeping the Dhunuchis on their foreheads, burning coal and all. This dance is not very well publicised and is normally danced very late at night. They are normally spontaneous and may start off after a few drinks have been downed. I believe this dance form should be filmed and documented before it becomes extinct, like many traditional dance forms are becoming these days.-

Answer 2

The dandiya dance is performed in group.
The dandiya is performed mainly Dassara festival.
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Answer 3

Garba and Dandia
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