Sehra (headdress)
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A sehra (Bengali: শেহরি, Hindi: सेहरा, Punjabi: ਸੇਹਰਾ, Urdu: سہرا), sehro (Gujarati: સેહરો), sevrau (Rajasthani: सेवरौ), mundavalya[1] (Marathi: मुण्डावळ्या), morrah (Sindhi: مُوڻ ), or basikam (Telugu: బాసికం) is a forehead garland worn by the bridegroom or bride during weddings in Indian subcontinent.[2]
This decorative groom’s veil can be made either out of flowers or beads and is tied to the groom’s turban or Pagdi.
Etymology
[edit]The word sehra is derived from the Sanskrit word Śīrṣahāra (शीर्षहार) meaning garland for decorating head.[3] The word sehra is mentioned in the Braj poetry of the Hindu Bhakti saint Suradāsa.[3]
Sehrabandi
[edit]The sehra is worn by Caribbean Hindu bridegrooms.[4]
The act of tying the sehra around the groom's head right before he leaves for the bride's house is called sehra bandi.
References
[edit]- ↑ Untracht, Oppi (February 1997). Traditional Jewelry of India. Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 978-0-8109-3886-1.
- ↑ Brown, Charles Philip (1903). "A Telugu-English Dictionary. New ed., thoroughly rev. and brought up to date...2nd ed". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- 1 2 Dasa, Syamasundara (1965–1975). "Hindi sabdasagara". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ↑ Ranjitsingh, Aleah N. (22 January 2026). The Asian Caribbean in the Caribbean Diaspora: Essays on Migration, Identity, and Literary and Cultural Representations. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-9787-6086-8.