Sitting in her husband’s house in quota, a small village located about 30 km from Bhuj, 23 -year -old newly -bound Kandahali discount, all smiles because she kills her smartphone to take pictures from the 25th May wedding.
Pointing to her bride’s dress, a traditional hand-hushed Chaniya-Choli, Krupali says the ceremony and wedding feast in the village of Gujarat is just Rs 28,600-recently thanks to a resolution passed by the Supreme Body of Lodai Prataria Ahar Samaj, the Supreme Body of her community.
Fed with “Show-off”, “competition” and “brightness of traditions” during the recently organized wedding ceremonies by Kutch’s Ahron, the highest body of this agricultural-fourth community passed a unanimous resolution on 15 April, which has abolished all “extrabeitants” expenses on marriage. Members of the Lodai Prataria Ahir community are traditionally married on the 13th day of the month of Vaisakh on thunderstorms.
The proposal applies to 31 villages of BHUJ, which is spread over a radius of about 90 km and its estimated population is 31,000 AHIRS. While all 31 villages have their local Ali Arbiti, one President and on 25 May, 1,057 Lodai Pratia Ahar couple got married in 31 Bhuj villages according to these rules.
From clothing to couple and celebrations clothes, which can be conducted in a fine amount in the case of the number and violations of recipes served during the wedding feast – the resolution not only tries to reduce the financial burden on families, but also tries to preserve the traditions of the community.
Instead of lioneers, the resolution states that the groom should wear traditional flaws (shirts) with Vandani (Dhoti) and Turba (Turba). In the case of brides, instead of buying or hiring Lehengas, they should be dressed in traditional Chania Cholis, made of coarse cotton which is tight by women by women.
Sankalp has also banned the amount of gold, which can be purchased for a total of 80-90 grams for marriage. It also prevents the bride’s family from observing the gore, a ritual to remove the evil eye from the groom by showering money on the wedding party musicians and horsemen, and departs both during the wedding and as a wedding party (wedding party).
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57-year-old Bhurabhai Batta, Krupali’s father and Lodai Prataria Ahir Samaj leader says that the restrictions on gold have helped to bring the wedding expenses up to Rs 8-9 lakhs. “Earlier there was no limit. The family will spend 30 lakh rupees on the same gold jewelery for marriage,” he said.
When it comes to ceremonies, turmeric has given a way to traditional sting function, during which the family applies turmeric to the bride’s face. Instead of a large mehndi ceremony, families have been asked to hold a simple ceremony at home. Organizing music or garba has been banned as part of the wedding celebration.
Even the food menu has been reduced to a great extent for both personal ceremonies and mass wedding events held in the village. “Any six dishes other than pulses, rice, buttermilk, water, salad and papad can be offered. While the violation of the food rule will result in a fine of Rs 2.51 lakh, in other cases, the family will have to pay a fine of Rs 1.01 lakh,” Sankalp has been said in the states.
Krupali, who tied knots with 24 other couples in Kota village on 25 May, says that collective wedding, including six community food, cost a total of Rs 28,600.
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One of these families told The Indian Express, “The whole marriage including gold jewelery, spends us around Rs 7 lakh. Earlier, our expenses will run in Krrupali’s father, he said that he was forced to present a resolution after seeing the families after selling his land to pay for” excessive “weddings.
Batta says, “As people became rich, they started spending more and more on weddings. Competition with other families within the community and many parents out of the community to sell their land to sell their land to provide grand weddings to grand weddings. A man who I know that she sells her four acres of rupees for 28 lakh rupees to pay 28 lakh rupees for her son’s marriage. Did.”
Batta presented a resolution soon after being elected as the president of the society on 19 March. “First, it was difficult to convince the community to accept the resolution. So I held meetings with the community in every village. The resolution was finally passed unanimously on 14 April,” he says.
Calling pre-wedding, shoots a “danger”, Batta says that his community first heard about this concept about three years ago. “Inspired by the pre-wedding shoot done by the youth of other communities, our children started demanding the same. The cost of a pre-wedding shoot is between Rs 50,000 to Rs 5 lakh. Instead of traditional core, they will emphasize a turmeric ceremony and will force to wear yellow clothes for the ceremony, which is called for a total of Rs 10,000-15,000.
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Mavajibhai Ahir, chairman of Kotay Ahir Village Committee, says that his community has rich families, but about 30% of them cannot pay for grand weddings.
“Family will take loans and pay it from their entire life. This proposal has also banned jewelery that can be imposed during marriage. It allows families to spend only three objects – Ram Rami (a traditional necklace for the bride), a mangalsutra and a pair of earrings,” says Ahir.
After spending about 8 lakh rupees at his fourth child’s wedding on 25 May, his 21 -year -old son, in the village, says that he spent more than 25 lakh rupees at his daughter’s wedding in 2022.
Sankalp has also influenced the couples who were engaged earlier. “My brother got engaged last year. We planned to spend 25 lakh rupees at the wedding. However, due to the resolution, we kept it simple. Even the family of the bride did not insist on a grand wedding,” 23, Bhavika Bata, a resident of Kotay village, says Bhavika Bata, who got married on 25 May.
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Sitting on a charpoy under a neem tree in his house in Nadapa village, about 25 km from Bhuj in Gujarat, 62 -year -old Vaziben Kovadia’s fingers are condemned as she uses a green thread to secure a mirror on a red chiaani (flare skirt) for her daughter’s Truso.
A former sarpanch, Kovadia, says that women started a similar movement a few years ago to restrict expenses on weddings, but faced resistance from community elders. “Current resolution is a welcome step. The money rescued on grand weddings should now be spent on our children’s education, especially on girls. Our children can now be sent to hostels for their higher education,” she says, because she continues Chaniya.
On 25 May, four weddings were condemned in his village. Like the village of Kota, people held in Nadapa village also had a community feast and total expenses were divided among families.
The groom in Nadapa village says that the Sankalp will help in bringing “equality” to the community. “Those who cannot afford the grand weddings will no longer be motivated to take loans, which will create a financial crisis.”
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