Dahuka boli

Ratha Yatra being a symbolic expression of fertility and Life cycle, these "boli" sung by the Dahuka contain bawdy songs.

It is believed that unless the Dahuka boli is sung 'Ratha' doesn't move.

[1] These songs are sung publicly without any kind of hold on the lyrics.

One of the earliest Dahuka boli by Kanhapa is as follows: ମାରି ଶାଶୁ ନଣନ୍ଦ ଘରେ ଶାଳୀ ମାଅ ମାରିଆ କାହ୍ନୁ ଭଇଲ କବାଳୀ Roman transliteration:māri sāsu naṇanda gharē sāḷi māa māriā kāhnu bhaila kabāḷi [6] In the "Swatwalipi (Odia: ସ୍ୱତ୍ୱଲିପି) or Adhikara abhilekha (Odia: ଅଧିକାର ଅଭିଲେଖ) service no 104 there is the description of Dahuka and their service on "Ratha"[7] There is no description of such service in "Purusottama mahatmya" in Skandha purana.

During the earlier 20th century Jagadeba Mishra, a poet from Puri has written about the "Dahuka boli" his book "Sahari jalam": During 1995 The Jagannatha temple trustee officials banned the recitation of Dahuka boli.