Dhak (instrument)

It suspended from the neck, tied to the waist and kept on the lap or the ground, and usually played with wooden sticks.

[1][4] The drum beats, mostly played by the Bengali Hindu community, along with the arati (invocation dance) forms an integral part of Durga Puja unique to Bengal.

[1] The Statesman 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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