'Sehra', The Traditional Wedding Headgear In Bihar Weddings

Wedding traditions and ritualised items tell stories of people and history from the perspective of everyday objects. These objects, like the 'Sehra' or headdress of the 'dulha' (bridegroom) at Indian wedding, are specific markers of cultural history. Much like the Mauri, the sehra is a also a part of traditional Bihari weddings. The decorative groom’s veil is crafted out of flowers or beads and is tied to the groom’s turban or pagdi. All these items have their own local flavours and distinct histories. But despite their artistry, they remain missing from mainstream discourses on cultural history. 

As part of Outlook's collaboration with Bihar Museum, on Saturday evening, Bikaner House in Delhi is set to transform into a museological space - a temporary museum of the everyday - that looks at everyday objects from Bihar from a not-so-distant past and their relationship with memory and culture and inclusive representation of various identities and crafts.

In a unique collaboration with Bihar Museum, the Outlook Group brings you part two of a series of panel discussions on museums, their roles, and their evolution as part of the Bihar Museum Biennale’s second edition - on 24th June at the Bikaner House, New Delhi.