Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/sehra/ ਸ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਸੇਹਰਾ sehra Say it**SEH-raa**Type**Noun** In short A sehra (ਸੇਹਰਾ) is the decorative veil of flowers or beads tied to a groom's turban at a Punjabi wedding, hanging over his forehead and face. Tying it on before the baraat leaves is called sehra bandi. ## How it's used 1. 1ਭੈਣ ਨੇ ਲਾੜੇ ਦੇ ਸਿਰ ਉੱਤੇ ਸੇਹਰਾ ਬੰਨ੍ਹਿਆ।The sister tied the sehra on the groom's head. 2. 2ਸੇਹਰਾ ਬੰਨ੍ਹਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਬਰਾਤ ਘਰੋਂ ਤੁਰ ਪਈ।After the sehra was tied, the baraat set off from home. 3. 3ਲਾੜੇ ਦਾ ਸੇਹਰਾ ਚਿੱਟੇ ਫੁੱਲਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਬਣਿਆ ਸੀ।The groom's sehra was made of white flowers. Show 1 more example 1. 4ਸੇਹਰਾ ਬੰਦੀ ਵੇਲੇ ਸਾਰਿਆਂ ਨੇ ਲਾੜੇ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਗਨ ਦਿੱਤਾ।At the sehra bandi, everyone gave the groom shagun. _Shagun: gifts or cash given as a token of good luck_ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਸੇਹਰਾ ਫੁੱਲਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਮੋਤੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਉਹ ਸਜਾਵਟੀ ਲੜੀ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਵਿਆਹ ਵਾਲੇ ਦਿਨ ਲਾੜੇ ਦੀ ਪੱਗ ਨਾਲ ਬੰਨ੍ਹੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਮੱਥੇ ਅਤੇ ਮੂੰਹ ਅੱਗੇ ਲਟਕਦੀ ਹੈ। ਬਰਾਤ ਤੁਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੇਹਰਾ ਬੰਨ੍ਹਣ ਦੀ ਰਸਮ ਨੂੰ ਸੇਹਰਾ ਬੰਦੀ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿਆਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਰਸਮ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ ਉੱਤੇ ਲਾੜੇ ਦੀ ਭੈਣ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਇਸ ਮੌਕੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਲਾੜੇ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਗਨ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ। What does sehra mean in Punjabi? A sehra (ਸੇਹਰਾ) is the decorative veil of flowers or beads that hangs from a groom's turban over his forehead and face at a Punjabi wedding. It is tied on at the groom's home just before the baraat sets off, in the short ceremony called sehra bandi. ## What does sehra mean in Punjabi? A sehra is a forehead garland worn by the bridegroom during weddings in the Indian subcontinent. It is a decorative groom's veil, made either out of flowers or out of beads, and it is tied to the groom's turban or pagdi so that the strings hang down in front of his face. In Punjab the groom wears it from the moment he leaves home until the wedding ceremony, and in photographs of a Punjabi baraat the sehra is often the first thing that marks the man at the centre as the groom. ## What is sehra bandi? Sehra bandi is the act of tying the sehra around the groom's head right before he leaves for the bride's house. In the Punjabi wedding account, once the groom has dressed in his wedding clothes, his sister ties the sehra on his head, and everyone who witnesses the sehrabandi then gives gifts and cash to the groom as a token of good luck. Another Punjabi wedding guide describes the turban being tied by an elder male relative with the floral sehra placed on it, a ritual that signifies the groom's readiness to step into married life. Who does the tying varies by family, but the meaning is the same: the boy of the house is now dressed as a groom. ## Where does the word sehra come from? The word sehra is derived from the Sanskrit word Shirshahara, meaning a garland for decorating the head, a derivation recorded in the Hindi Sabdasagara dictionary. The same source notes that the word sehra is mentioned in the Braj poetry of the Bhakti saint Surdas. So the little veil of flowers carries an old name: a head garland, exactly what it still is at a Punjabi wedding today. ## Related words [ਬਰਾਤbaraatGroom’s wedding procession](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/baraat/)[ਵਿਆਹvyahMarriage; wedding](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/vyah/)[ਵਿਦਾਈvidaaiA farewell; at a wedding, the bride's formal departure from her parents' home](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/vidaai/) Advertisement Sources (3) 1. [Wikipedia, Sehra (headdress): a sehra (Punjabi ਸੇਹਰਾ) is a forehead garland worn by the bridegroom during weddings in the Indian subcontinent, a decorative groom's veil made of flowers or beads and tied to the groom's turban or pagdi; the word derives from Sanskrit Shirshahara, a garland for decorating the head, and tying it before the groom leaves for the bride's house is called sehra bandi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sehra%5F%28headdress%29) 2. [Wikipedia, Punjabi wedding traditions, Sehra: after the groom dresses in his wedding attire, his sister ties the sehra on the groom's head, which is called Sehrabandi, and all who witness the function give gifts and cash to the groom as a token of good luck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabi%5Fwedding%5Ftraditions) 3. [Wedgate Matrimony, Step-by-Step Guide to Traditional Punjabi Wedding Rituals: in the Sehrabandi, before leaving for the wedding, the groom's turban is tied by an elder male relative and a floral adornment called Sehra is placed on it, signifying his readiness to step into married life](https://wedgatematrimony.com/step-by-step-guide-to-traditional-punjabi-wedding-rituals/) [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. [Support](https://jugti.com/support/) ## More words [ਚੰਨchannMoon](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/chann/)[ਕਿੱਦਾਂkiddanhow are you? what's up? 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