It is part of an elaborate series of celebrations constituting the Bengali wedding. The gaye holud takes place prior to the religious and legal Bengali wedding ceremonies. The gaye holud may be a joint event for the bride and groom's families, or it may consist of separate events for the bride's family and the groom's family.[2][unreliable source?]
Paste of turmeric prepared for Gaye holud ceremony
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 cleanse, soften and brighten the skin, giving the bride's skin the distinctive yellow hue that gives its name to this ceremony. The sweets are then fed to the bride by all the guests and attendants, piece by piece.[3] In Muslim Bengali families the henna is used to decorate her hands and feet with elaborate abstract designs.
Popularity of the custom
Although similar ceremonies exist in other parts of the Indian subcontinent, the gaye holud is a custom particular to the Bengali people. It is not considered a religious function, as it is celebrated by Muslims, Hindus, and Christians in both Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal and wherever Bengalis live irrespective of religion. Although it is considered a part of the Bengali wedding tradition, the couple is not considered married at the end of the gaye holud. There is no legal marriage performed during this ceremony. Unlike the wedding ceremonies, the gaye holud is not a formal or extravagant event; both guests and bridal party members dress more simply and decorate the venue less intricately than at the wedding ceremonies.[4]
Gaye Holud from Bangladesh
The groom's family members often bring fish decorated as a wedding couple to the bride's Gaye Holud
A girl is dancing in her Gaye Holud
Girls are dancing in Bangladeshi Gaye Holud Ceremony
gaye, holud, bengali, হল, yellow, turmeric, body, gatro, horidra, হর, ceremony, observed, mostly, bangladesh, indian, state, west, bengal, tripura, assam, bengalis, regardless, their, religion, gaye, holud, dhaka, bangladesh, gaye, holud, ceremony, west, benga. Gaye holud Bengali গ য হল দ lit yellow turmeric on the body or gatro horidra গ ত র হর দ র is a ceremony observed mostly in Bangladesh 1 and in the Indian state of West Bengal Tripura and Assam by all Bengalis regardless of their religion Gaye Holud in Dhaka Bangladesh Gaye Holud ceremony in West Bengal India It is part of an elaborate series of celebrations constituting the Bengali wedding The gaye holud takes place prior to the religious and legal Bengali wedding ceremonies The gaye holud may be a joint event for the bride and groom s families or it may consist of separate events for the bride s family and the groom s family 2 unreliable source Contents 1 Ceremonial process 2 Popularity of the custom 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCeremonial process Edit Paste of turmeric prepared for Gaye holud ceremony 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 cleanse soften and brighten the skin giving the bride s skin the distinctive yellow hue that gives its name to this ceremony The sweets are then fed to the bride by all the guests and attendants piece by piece 3 In Muslim Bengali families the henna is used to decorate her hands and feet with elaborate abstract designs Popularity of the custom EditAlthough similar ceremonies exist in other parts of the Indian subcontinent the gaye holud is a custom particular to the Bengali people It is not considered a religious function as it is celebrated by Muslims Hindus and Christians in both Bangladesh the Indian state of West Bengal and wherever Bengalis live irrespective of religion Although it is considered a part of the Bengali wedding tradition the couple is not considered married at the end of the gaye holud There is no legal marriage performed during this ceremony Unlike the wedding ceremonies the gaye holud is not a formal or extravagant event both guests and bridal party members dress more simply and decorate the venue less intricately than at the wedding ceremonies 4 Gaye Holud from Bangladesh The groom s family members often bring fish decorated as a wedding couple to the bride s Gaye Holud A girl is dancing in her Gaye Holud Girls are dancing in Bangladeshi Gaye Holud CeremonySee also EditWedding in Bangladesh Culture of Bangladesh Culture of West BengalReferences Edit এক ল র গ য হল দ ক ল র কণ ঠ Kalerkantho in Bengali 12 December 2018 Retrieved 3 September 2021 Bangladeshi wedding traditions Gaye Holud The BD Bride এক ল র গ য হল দ Kaler Kantho in Bengali 12 December 2018 Akhter Shahida 2012 Gaye Halud In Islam Sirajul Miah Sajahan Khanam Mahfuza Ahmed Sabbir eds Banglapedia the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Online ed Dhaka Bangladesh Banglapedia Trust Asiatic Society of Bangladesh ISBN 984 32 0576 6 OCLC 52727562 Retrieved 26 March 2023 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gaye holud Gaye holud at Banglapedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gaye holud amp oldid 1118065126, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
