Ululudhvani (also known as Jokara, Uruli, Hula Huli or Hulu Huli) is a tradition in Assam, Bengal, Odisha, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, where during weddings and other festivals, women ululate. It symbolizes festivity and prosperity. It is performed heavily in the Durga Puja and Kali Puja festivities in Bengal.[1][2]
Origin
editThis practice has its origin in customs and rituals of the prehistoric culture of Bengal.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Arunoday Natvarlal Jani (1996). Śrīharṣa. pp. 19-20.
- ^ A.K. Warder (2004). Indian Kavya literature: The Wheel of Time, Volume 7, Part 2. p. 301.
External links
editHula Huli Sound in odisha [1]
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