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What is gharoli?
Gharoli is a Punjabi pre-wedding ritual in which married women of the family fetch water from a well, temple, or gurudwara in a decorated pitcher (also called gharoli), which is then used for the bride's (or groom's) ceremonial bath before the wedding.
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What is gharoli?
Also called: gharoli bharna, water-fetching ritual.
Gharoli treats the simple act of fetching water as its own small ceremony — married women bringing home a decorated pitcher, often from a temple or gurudwara, for a ceremonial bath ahead of the wedding.
In Punjabi — ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ
ਘੜੋਲੀ ਵਿਆਹ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਰਸਮ ਹੈ, ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਘਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਸੁਹਾਗਣ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਖੂਹ, ਮੰਦਿਰ ਜਾਂ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰੇ ਤੋਂ ਸਜੇ ਹੋਏ ਘੜੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਣੀ ਭਰ ਕੇ ਲਿਆਉਂਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਇਹ ਪਾਣੀ ਲਾੜੀ ਜਾਂ ਲਾੜੇ ਨੂੰ ਵਿਆਹ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਰਸਮੀ ਇਸ਼ਨਾਨ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਰਸਮ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ ਵਟਣੇ ਵਰਗੀਆਂ ਹੋਰ ਰਸਮਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ-ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ।
How gharoli is performed
- •Married women of the family fetch water in a decorated pitcher, traditionally from a well, temple or gurudwara.
- •The water is brought home and used for a ceremonial bath for the bride or groom.
- •Performed in the days leading up to the wedding, often alongside other pre-wedding rituals like vatna.
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Who fetches the water for gharoli?
Married women of the family, traditionally from a well, temple or gurudwara, carry the decorated pitcher home.
Is gharoli performed for both the bride and groom?
Versions of this ritual are performed for both, typically separately at each family's home.
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