Dahuka boli information

Dahuka boli (Odia: ଡାହୁକ ବୋଲି, also "Dahuka gita" (ଡାହୁକ ଗୀତ)) are poetic recitations which Dahukas (or Ratha bhanda), the charioteer who recite during the Rath Yatra in Puri, Odisha. 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.^[2] Dahuka controls the movement of Ratha during the festival.^[3]^[4] This tradition is the remnant of Vajrayana Buddhism in Odisha and the lyrics bear the signature of the Vajrayana Buddhist poetry. The Dahukas are believed to be the descends of the famous 84 Mahasiddhas.^[5]

^ The Eastern Anthropologist. Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society, United Provinces, Anthropology Laboratory, Lucknow University. 2001.
^ Surendra, Mahanty (1982). Lord Jagannatha: the microcosm of Indian spiritual culture. Bhubaneswar, Orissa: Orissa Sahitya Akademi. p. 93.
^ B. B. Jena (1980). Orissa, people, culture, and polity. Kalyani Publishers. p. 313. ISBN 9788123726731. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
^ Sarat Chandra Mahapatra (1994). Car Festival of Lord Jagannath, Puri. Puri, India: Sri Jagannath Research Centre (Purī, India). Retrieved March 26, 2012.
^ Siddheswar, Mohapatra (2006). Puri Boli. Orissa Sahitya Akademi. p. 366.

[1] The Eastern Anthropologist. Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society, United Provinces, Anthropology Laboratory, Lucknow University. 2001.

[2] Surendra, Mahanty (1982). Lord Jagannatha: the microcosm of Indian spiritual culture. Bhubaneswar, Orissa: Orissa Sahitya Akademi. p. 93.

[3] B. B. Jena (1980). Orissa, people, culture, and polity. Kalyani Publishers. p. 313. ISBN 9788123726731. Retrieved March 26, 2012.

[4] Sarat Chandra Mahapatra (1994). Car Festival of Lord Jagannath, Puri. Puri, India: Sri Jagannath Research Centre (Purī, India). Retrieved March 26, 2012.

[5] Siddheswar, Mohapatra (2006). Puri Boli. Orissa Sahitya Akademi. p. 366.

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