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Gaye Holud in Dhaka, Bangladesh Gaye Holud ceremony in West Bengal, India The bride is seated on a dais and the turmeric paste is applied by the guests to her face and body. Turmeric is known to have antimicrobial and soothing effects when applied to the skin, giving the bride a distinctive yellow hue that gives its name to this ceremony.
Gaye Holud (Bengali: গায়ে হলুদ), meaning "applying turmeric to the body," is a traditional Bengali pre-wedding ritual where the groom's family, without the groom, visits the bride’s house on the morning of the ceremony to celebrate and perform the turmeric function.
Gaye Holud (Bengali: গায়ে হলুদ), meaning "applying turmeric to the body," is a traditional Bengali pre-wedding ritual where the groom's family, without the groom, visits the bride’s house on the morning of the ceremony to celebrate and perform the turmeric function.
Relatives decorating the bride with traditional wedding turmeric in a Bangladeshi Gaye Holud ceremony in Dhaka. Bengali weddings are traditionally in five parts: first, it is the bride and groom's Mehendi Shondha (also called Pan Chini), the bride's Gaye Holud, the groom's Gaye Holud, the Biye, and the Bou Bhaat. These often take place on ...
In this region, Baraat consists of traditions like Ghudchadhi, Mandir darshan, Janvāsā etc. Ghudchadhi is the ceremony where bridegroom rides over the horse. The procession of family members and friends then proceeds to a Mandir to seek blessings. After that baraat reaching the wedding venue is welcomed and rest marriage ceremonies are completed.
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A ceremony welcoming the newly wed bride to her new home, with the feet dipped in a mixture of milk and alta. Alta has great cultural significance in Bengali and Odia culture [11] [12] [3] Regardless of religious beliefs, women traditionally adorn their hands and feet with alta for marriage [13] [7] and cultural festivals like Pohela Baishakh, Pohela Falgun and others.
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