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The introduction of women priests and drummers at Durga Pujas in the Bengali community is a recent development. The main challenge was finding suitable female purohits, but a cadre of trained women purohits has emerged in the past decade. These women have a better understanding of mantras and rituals and are not restricted to Brahmins. The only hurdle now is the mindset that only males can be priests.