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[[File:A wedding procession with the bridegroom on a horse, Pushkar, Rajasthan.jpg|right|220px|thumb|An Indian [[Hindu wedding]] procession, ''baraat'', with the bridegroom on a horse, led by a brass band, [[Pushkar]], Rajasthan.]]<br />
[[File:A Pakistani Baraat Reception.jpg|thumb|A Pakistani Baraat Reception—Bridegroom and his close relatives are being garlanded in this photo.]]<br />
'''Baraat''' ({{lang-hi|बरात}}) is a groom's [[wedding]] procession in [[India]] and [[Pakistan]].<ref name="thehindu2009jsd">{{Citation | title=The marriage parties | date=2009-07-03 | access-date=2010-06-17 | newspaper=The Hindu | url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2009/07/03/stories/2009070350020100.htm| quote=''... bands are routinely hired for the baraat&nbsp;— a tradition in India where the groom rides a decorated horse to the wedding ceremony, accompanied by relatives and friends dancing to the music of the band ...''}}</ref><ref name="malik2006">{{Citation | title=Culture and customs of Pakistan | author=Iftikhar Haider Malik | year=2006 | isbn=0-313-33126-X | publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GQTABKAGaVgC| quote=''... The groom comes back again with a procession (baraat) and at this time the bride finally departs with him ...''}}</ref> In Indian communities, it is customary for the [[groom|bridegroom]] to travel to the wedding venue (often the [[bride]]'s house) on a [[mare]], accompanied by his family members.<ref name="thehindu2009jsd"/><ref name="pandita2003">{{Citation | title=Jammu & Kashmir (Volume 25 of People of India: State Series) |author1=K. N. Pandita |author2=Kumar Suresh Singh |author3=Sukh Dev Singh Charak |author4=Baqr Raza Rizvi | year=2003 | isbn=81-7304-118-0 | publisher=Anthropological Survey of India | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9FigAAAAMAAJ | quote=''... the groom ... mare carrying a sword. The sehra ceremony ...''}}</ref><br />
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The ''baraat'' can become a large procession, with booking its own [[musical band|band]], [[dance]]rs, and [[budget]]. The groom and his horse are covered in finery and do not usually take part in the dancing and singing; that is left to the "''baraatis''" or people accompanying the procession. The groom usually carries a sword.<ref name="pandita2003"/> The term ''baraati'' is also more generically used to describe any invitee from the groom's side. Traditionally, ''baraatis'' are attended to as guests of the bride's family.<br />
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The ''baraat'', headed by a display of fireworks and accompanied by the rhythm of the [[dhol]], reaches the meeting point, where the elders of both the families meet. In Indian Hindu weddings, the groom is greeted with garlands and [[aarti]]. In traditional Indian weddings, ''baraats'' are welcomed at the wedding venue with the sound of ''[[shehnai]]s'', which are considered auspicious at weddings by Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs alike.<br />
<ref name="falzon2004">{{Citation | title=Cosmopolitan connections: the Sindhi diaspora, 1860-2000 | author=Mark-Anthony Falzon | year=2004 | isbn=90-04-14008-5 | publisher=BRILL | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ljbS-I5Y8WMC | quote=''... the shehnai (a wind instrument widely used by musicians at weddings and such auspicious occasions) ...''}}</ref><br />
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==Punjabi baraat==<br />
Both men and women participate in the procession of a [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] ''baraat''. Close male relatives of both the bride and groom always wear turbans, which indicates honor. When the ''baraat'' arrives at the wedding venue, a ceremony known as the {{transl|pnb|milni}} (literally, ''meeting'' or ''merger'') is carried out, in which equivalent relatives from the groom and bride's sides greet each other.<ref name="matane2004">{{Citation | title=India: a splendour in cultural diversity |author1=Paulias Matane |author2=M.L. Ahuja | year=2004 | isbn=81-261-1837-7 | publisher=Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd. | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8aIyc7_Q8JYC | quote=''... When the marriage party reaches the bride's place, it is welcomed with milni ceremony (hugging of nearest relatives on a one-to-one basis ...''}}</ref> This usually begins with the two fathers, followed by the two mothers, then the siblings, uncles, aunts and cousins; even distant relatives are included in the {{transl|pnb|milni}}, which symbolizes the unification of the two clans.<ref name="matane2004"/><ref name="leaf2009">{{Citation | title=Human Organizations and Social Theory: Pragmatism, Pluralism, and Adaptation | author=Murray J. Leaf | year=2009 | isbn=0-252-03424-4| publisher=University of Illinois Press | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yh-anU_q6PQC | quote=''... the very first ceremony of the entire sequence, the entry of the groom's party into the village of the bride. The name of the ceremony in Punjabi is milni ... term comes from the verb melna, which means both "to unite" and "to concur" ...''}}</ref><br />
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==Rajput baraat==<br />
A [[Rajput]] ''baraat'' was consisted entirely of male members. The bridegroom is usually dressed in a gold [[achkan]], with an orange [[turban]] and a [[churidar]] or [[jodhpurs]] with [[jutti]]s. The baraat members also must wear [[achkan]]s or [[sherwani]]s with jodhpurs and safas (colorful turbans). The procession to the bride's house looks rather regal as there is absolutely no dancing on the streets by the baraatis. In fact, all members, including the groom who rides an elephant or a female horse, carry swords. The horse is important for the Rajputs.<br />
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== Gujarati Baraat==<br />
Similar groom's procession, consisting of groom and his close relatives and family members in Gujarat is called ''jaan''.<br />
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===The Milni===<br />
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A simple ceremony takes place and both families exchange well wishes on meeting each other. This is followed by light snacks and tea before the religious ceremony begins.<br />
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A mother & daughter enjoy the moment. <br />
One by one designated family members exchange garlands and a hug.<br />
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The groom distributes Karah Prashad (ceremonial sacremental pudding) to his family.<br />
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Everyone then enjoys a grand feast.<br />
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==Maithil baraat==<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://weddings.iloveindia.com/indian-weddings/wedding-barat.html Indian Baraat]<br />
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