Volume-II, Issue-III, January 2026
Volume-II, Issue-III, January, 2026 |
Received: 22.12.2025 | Accepted: 13.01.2026 | ||
Published Online: 31.01.2026 | Page No: 592-598 | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.2.issue.03W.249 | |||
উত্তর ত্রিপুরার বিবাহকেন্দ্রীক লোকাচার: বাঙালি হিন্দুসমাজ রাজু নাথ, ছাত্র, বাংলা বিভাগ, ত্রিপুরা কেন্দ্রীয় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, ত্রিপুরা, ভারত |
Marriage-Centric Folk Practices of North Tripura: The Bengali Hindu Community Raju Nath, Student, Department of Bengali, Tripura Central University, Tripura, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
In the Bengali Hindu society of North Tripura, marriage is surrounded by a diverse range of folk customs, which are mainly divided into three phases: pre-wedding, wedding-day, and post-wedding rituals. Before the wedding, the date is finalized through the proposal of marriage, the formal meetings between the bride and groom, and the paka dekha ceremony. This is followed by mangalacharan (blessing), during which items such as conch bangles and vermilion are presented. The rituals of aiburo bhaat (pre-wedding feast), pankhili, sarair asar, and dhamail songs along with the adhibas ceremony are especially significant. During this phase, addi snan (ritual bath), tail ranna (ceremonial cooking in oil), and the rites for the fourteen ancestral generations (chouddo purusher kaaj or briddha shraddha) are performed. On the wedding day, after the groom’s procession (barjatri) arrives, the groom is ceremonially welcomed (barboron). According to scriptural traditions, amidst the chanting of mantras, rituals such as circling the sacred fire seven times (saat paak), exchange of garlands, and the auspicious first glance (shubhodrishti) are performed, followed by sampradan (the formal giving away of the bride). In the folk ritual of khoi bhata, vermilion is applied in the presence of fire as a witness. After the wedding, rituals such as bashi biye, konya jatra, bodhuboron, and the bou-bhaat ceremony at the groom’s house take place. While welcoming the bride, the mother-in-law performs a folk ritual by showing her symbolic items like muchi and ichchha agachha (sacred grass). This is followed by kalratri, phul shojya (bridal night), and the traditional dice game (pasha khela). Finally, the wedding rituals conclude with fira jatra and ghat snan (ritual bath at the river or pond). These folk customs are an inseparable part of society and culture. | ||
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