As it left for the bride’s village on late Sunday afternoon, the entire neighbourhood came out on verandahs and terraces to shower flowers on the baraat on bullock carts.
It was a pleasant and unusual sight at the Gariyavas village of Mavli tehsil in Udaipur where a wedding procession on bullock carts set off for Salera khurd village. In times when blaring music and flashy lights and people gyrating furiously make up the baraat, this one seems to travel back in time.
The carts were resplendent with traditional decorations made up of banana plants and flowers. The bullocks too were decorated with colourful clothes and had their horns adorned with bright paint. The bells in around the necks of the bullocks gave out a harmonious sound as they trotted in a procession.
As it left for the bride’s village on late Sunday afternoon, the entire neighbourhood came out on verandahs and terraces to shower flowers on the baraat on bullock carts.
The baraatis enjoyed every minute of it. While some carts had women singing traditional wedding songs, others had enthusiastic baraatis who danced to them. There was fun and banter between the different carts.
People had gathered on both sides of the road to see the baraat. Whenever they had an audience, the baraatis and the drummers stepped up their song and dance. Youngsters riding bikes followed them just to witness the unusual procession.
“I had never seen a baraat like this. It reminded me of the song from Mother India where the baraat is made up of bullock carts. The entire village has come out of their homes to see it,” said Bhuwan Manish Dadhich, a resident of Mavli and friend of the groom.
The occasion was the wedding of Kailash, the son of Mohanlal Jat, former sarpanch of Mavli and the bride was Khushboo the daughter of Premshankar Jat.
“It is an age-old tradition in the Mewar region and we did this. It has not only saved money, but it is also environment friendly. No vehicular pollution and no sound pollution. It was an enjoyable trip,” said Mohanlal Jat.
Groom Kailash Jat said “I had heard a lot about the baraat of my grandfather that had been made up of bullock carts and was very pretty and traditional. I had always wanted to have a similar one.” The story of the traditional eco-friendly baraat just does not end here. The bride Khushboo went home after the wedding ceremony in a beautifully decked bullock cart.
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