Dhunuchi Naach | Dhunuchi dance in Durga Puja immersion #Durgapuja #shorts  #ytshort #shortvideo
Channel: Cosmic Robin
Date: 2021-03-18

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.