Durga Puja in London 2015..... A Video
Dhunuchi Naach - A frenzied dance form, one of the prominent customs and most awaited activity during Durga Puja. On Ashtami night (eighth day of Navratri), this devotional dance is performed holding dhunuchi (an Indian incense burner traditionally made of an earthen pot (when made of brass or silver, it needs a longer handle because of the heat) filled with slow-burning coconut husk on which incense (usually resin, like camphor) is sprinkled) to the accompaniment of feverish dhak rolls (Bengali: ঢাক; a huge membranophone instrument) in front of Goddess Durga.
Sanatan Association
York Hall, 5-15 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London E2 9PJ (Tube Station: Bethnal Green)
Durga Puja - the ceremonial worship of the supremely radiant mother goddess, is one of the most important festivals, is celebrated every year in the month of October with much gaiety and grandeur in India and abroad, especially in Bengal, where the ten-armed goddess riding the lion and killing the Buffalo-Demon (Mahishasura) is worshiped with great passion and devotion. In Durga, the Gods bestowed their powers to co-create a beautiful goddess with ten arms, each carrying their most lethal weapon. The tableau of Durga also features her four children - Kartikeya, Ganesha, Saraswati and Lakshmi.
Samsung 16mm f/2.4 i-Function Lens
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Durga Puja in London 2015..... A Video
Dhunuchi Naach - A frenzied dance form, one of the prominent customs and most awaited activity during Durga Puja. On Ashtami night (eighth day of Navratri), this devotional dance is performed holding dhunuchi (an Indian incense burner traditionally made of an earthen pot (when made of brass or silver, it needs a longer handle because of the heat) filled with slow-burning coconut husk on which incense (usually resin, like camphor) is sprinkled) to the accompaniment of feverish dhak rolls (Bengali: ঢাক; a huge membranophone instrument) in front of Goddess Durga.
Sanatan Association
York Hall, 5-15 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London E2 9PJ (Tube Station: Bethnal Green)
Durga Puja - the ceremonial worship of the supremely radiant mother goddess, is one of the most important festivals, is celebrated every year in the month of October with much gaiety and grandeur in India and abroad, especially in Bengal, where the ten-armed goddess riding the lion and killing the Buffalo-Demon (Mahishasura) is worshiped with great passion and devotion. In Durga, the Gods bestowed their powers to co-create a beautiful goddess with ten arms, each carrying their most lethal weapon. The tableau of Durga also features her four children - Kartikeya, Ganesha, Saraswati and Lakshmi.
Samsung 16mm f/2.4 i-Function Lens
SAMSUNG CSC