The arrival of Durga Puja, the most significant religious festival for Bengali traditionalists, has been heralded by Mahalaya. Now, people are eagerly anticipating the rhythmic beats of the Dhak, a ...

The Durga Puja revelry began with opening of pandal for devotees at Bangali Akhara in Patna on ‘Shashthi’. A large number of devotees thronged Langartoli on Saturday to have glimpses of ...

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Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu ... Recitation of verses from the Holy Sri Sri Chandi, blowing of conch shells and beating of traditional dhak-dhols (traditional drums ...

The signature beat of a dhak is impossible to miss or confuse with anything else. We find many references to this in our literature and it's easy to understand why. Durga Puja does not sound so ...

Hakim, too, could be seen playing the dhak alongside Mamata Banerjee. Despite being in a cash-strapped condition, the West Bengal government had increased the grant for the Durga Puja ...

The maddening bits of the Dhak herald the arrival of Durga Puja, the beginning of a new Bengali year or other such auspicious occasions and invite positive energy to bless everyone. The Dhak is ...

A priest from Kolkata's famous BJ Block Durga Puja pandal has charmed the internet after a video of him dancing joyfully to the rhythmic beats of the dhak while performing aarti went viral on ...

The roll of dhak and chants of mantras will soon reverberate through the air as Durga Puja celebrations will commence from October 20. The scent of shiuli (night-blooming jasmine) is already ...