India is a country of diverse cultures & rituals but with the onset of the modern era ,some of these practices &rituals have got lost in the pages of history .But being modern doesn’t means that we forget the practices & rituals that were sacred for our ancestors. Traditions which can be passed down from generation to generation, are the true essence of a family heirloom.
When I got married an entered in my in-laws house. I saw a kohbar on the wall where me & my husband were taken to, to perform the rituals as per the tradition which newly weds have to perform. But some how these traditions which were a must before are fading away.
Kohbar refers to the decoration of the marriage chamber. This is one way to bless a newly wed couple. The central theme of the Kohbar art are love and prosperity. In Kohbar we paint lotus plant, bamboo grove, fishes, birds and snakes, besides those of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati . So through these paintings , blessings are given for a successful marital life. In kohbar ,every painting or art symbolises something,like flowers stand for happiness while the love bird in the painting would express the ever growing love between the couple. Kohbar is decorated before the wedding and is the most important part of marriage. The wall are decorated by the women and by home made natural colours. A kind of stick and cotton was used as a brush for that painting. Now a days the painting is painted on paper sheet. It has a great significance during the wedding for four five days maximum time of bride and bride &groom spent in the kohbar, performing customs &rituals. The rituals of wedding starts from the kohbar and end in the kohbar. Kohbar was also kept for at least one year. Kohbar is one of the style of the famous Madhubani painting
Because our Indian tradition are so diverse & colourful , the Indians who leave India for their work cannot forget the beauty of these tradition & culture. We are trying to conserve and preserve of this style of painting even while making the practitioners proud of their heritage thus I want to pass on this tradition to my future generation so that this tradition is kept alive for the up coming generation and doesn’t fade away. I hope the young generation pay more attention and respect to kohbar art in their marriages and they also keeping in mind the importance of this art pass it on to their future generation. So that kohbar art will be preserved for centuries .
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