Sehra (headdress)
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A sehra (Bengali: শেহরি, Hindi: सेहरा, Punjabi: ਸੇਹਰਾ, Urdu: سہرا), sehro (Gujarati: સેહરો), sevrau (Rajasthani: सेवरौ), mundavalya[1] (Marathi: मुण्डावळ्या), morrah (Sindhi: مُوڻ ), or basikam[2] (Telugu: బాసికం) is a forehead garland/nuptial crown[2] worn by the bridegroom (or even bride in some cases) during weddings in Indian subcontinent. This decorative groom’s veil can be made either out of flowers or beads and is tied to the groom’s turban or Pagdi.[3]
The sehra has 2 main purposes:
They are intended to ward off the evil eye. Secondly, the bride and groom are not supposed to see each other before their wedding ceremony.
Therefore, a sehra solved the purpose of hiding the groom’s face, whereas the bride covered her face with a ghunghat or pallu.[4] They are more prominently worn in North India than in other parts of the country.