What is "dhuni"

A dhuni is (according to the Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, etc.) a sacred site represented as a cleft in the ground. This cleft is emblematic of the yoni or female vulva and generative organ. A dhuni therefore represents a site of worship dedicated to Shakti.

The Dhuni (a word that literally means “fire”) is a fire ritual that Meher Baba co-opted from other religious traditions and made his own. Thus his use of the word and modification of its practice is not precisely analogous to its traditional form as found in Hinduism.