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The dhak is a huge
File:বীরভূম জেলার মনসা পূজায় ঢাকিরা.jpg, Bengali drummers during Manasa Puja in
The dhak is a huge membranophone
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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.
Drum beats are an integral part of Durga Puja
Durga Puja ( bn, দুর্গা পূজা), also known as Durgotsava or Sharodotsava, is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga and is also celebrated ...
. It is mostly played by the Bengali Hindu community.
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'' wrote, "Durga Puja does not assume the festive aura without the maddening beats of the dhak, the large drum that people 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."
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File:BD Dhaki.JPG, Bengal drummer and a dhaki
File:Dhak 2010 Arnab Dutta.JPG, A dhaki with his magnificent dhak at a South Kolkata Durga Puja pandal, 2010.
File:Dhaki Bazaar - Sealdah Railway Station - Kolkata 2011-10-03 030246.JPG, Dhak players bazaar.
File:Dhaki Bazaar - Sealdah Railway Station - Kolkata 2011-10-03 030245.JPG, Dhak players bazaar.
See also
*Dholak
The ''dholak'' is a two-headed hand drum, a folk percussion instrument. The instrument is about 45 cm in length and 27 cm in breadth and is widely used in ''qawwali'', '' kirtan'', '' lavani'' and '' bhangra''. The drum has two differ ...
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