The music of Punjab is world famous. In fact, Bhangra, one of the many Punjabi musical art forms, is increasingly becoming popular in the West. As regards Punjabi cuisine, it has an immense range of dishes and is popular across India as well as in other parts of the world. Further, Punjabi poetry is renowned for its extremely deep meaning, beautiful, exciting and hopeful use of words. Punjabi dances too have a long history. These dances are normally performed at times of celebration, the most prominent being at Punjabi weddings where the elation is usually particularly intense.