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'''Dhamal''' ({{lang-bn|ধামাল}}), better known as '''Dhamail''' ({{lang-bn|ধামাইল}}), is a form of [[folk music]] and dance prevalent in the [[Greater Mymensingh|Mymensingh]] and [[Sylhet Division|Sylhet]] regions of northeastern [[Bengal]], in present-day [[Bangladesh]] and eastern [[India]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The word, Dhamal or Dhamail, can be traced back centuries. It can be found in the works of 15th-century poet [[Chandidas]] of [[Birbhum district|Birbhum]], 16th-century poet [[Dawlat Wazir Bahram Khan]] of [[Chittagong]] as well as 17th-century poet [[Daulat Qazi]] of Chittagong.<ref>{{cite Banglapedia|article=Dhamail Gan|author=Ahmed, Wakil}}</ref><br />
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The folk music composers [[Radharaman Dutta]] and Arkum Shah have been cited as having introduced the Dhamail dance tradition to the Sylhet region.<ref name=Mahmud>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/pf_story.php?nid=30447 |title=Radharaman Utsab '08 at TSC|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2009-01-28|date=2008-04-03|last=Mahmud|first=Jamil}}</ref><br />
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==Encompassment==<br />
It accompanies the use of mirdanga, kartals and many other musical instruments which are usually played by the males while the dance is being performed. This dance form is similar to musical chairs, where one by one the dancers are removed by the dancers who can dance very fast as the beats gear up the speed. This dance form mainly relates the love of [[Radha]] and [[Krishna]] and the inner significance of this dance form is that the newly wedded couple must unite their souls in such fashion.<br />
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The song and dance is mainly performed by the womenfolk during marriages and other auspicious occasions. The ladies moves in circle, clapping their hands to the beat of the music. The songs are first sung by the leader and then the others join the chorus. The lyrics mainly relate to Shyam (Krishna) and Radha. Gradually the tempo and dynamics increase to a peak. Breaks are then given so that the ladies can have ''[[paan]]'', [[areca nut]] and/or tea.<br />
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