Fashion & Heritage - Delivering Ethnicity Chiffon Lightweighted Maroon Hand Embroidery Traditional Uttarakhand Dupatta For Bride Girls And Women (Pichora 5)

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Pichoda, the most eye-catching traditional bridal attire , is a precious gift to the bride during her marriage ceremony by her mother as well as by mother-in-law. Women wear the Pichora for the first time in their marriage, its a symbol of the synergy of a married woman in uttarakhand, after which it becomes a ritual for a married women to wear it on all special religious occasions like Namkaran, Yagyopaveet sanskar (janyo) and festivals and social ceremonies etc. In the entire uttrakhand, you would notice on the auspicious occasions, women wear a reddish color ( polka dotted)and bright yellow ( saffron) color ‘’Dupatta.’’ , it is called pichodi, Pichora or Rangwali Pichora. It is a prized possession of every woman in uttarakhand and holds the same importance for women of Uttarakhand as Chuda holds for Punjabi bride, while Shakha and Pola for a Bengoli bride. Perfect for ethnic feel, Uttarakhand Traditional Attire Description Pichoda is a traditional bridal attire ,am important part of Uttarakhand’s wedding, which not only looks elegant, but also a legacy that is passed on through out generations. Pichoda is broad duppata/ stole with dotted crimson polkas all round in a yellow silhouette. Pichora is traditionally handmade , it's dyed with vegetables colours and afterwards printed with the help of a coin wrapped in a cloth. A swastika is drawn at the centre of pichora with crimson/red dyes. All the four quadrants of the swastika are decorated with sun, conch, bell and goddesses.