panchali culture: In our country, marriage is considered a sacred bond, in which usually a woman starts her marital life with a man. A woman likes to maintain all relations with great love after marriage. But what happens when a woman has to marry all the boys in the house? Yes, this is true. In one state of India, the ancient Panchali tradition is still followed, where the same woman is married to all the brothers of the family. There is a state in our country where the Panchali tradition is followed even today. Panchali system was prevalent during the Mahabharata period. Where Draupadi was married to 5 Pandavas. Due to which Draupadi was named Panchali. So let us know about this tradition and marriage….
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What is Panchali Vivah?
You must have heard about the unique marriage of Panchal princess Draupadi (Panchali) and Pandavas of Mahabharata. When Arjun won Panchali in the Swayamvar, his mother Kunti mistakenly said that whatever he has brought, he should divide it among themselves. As a result, Panchali had to marry all five Pandavas. This practice was called ‘Panchali Pratha’, in which a woman marries multiple men. This practice was earlier seen in many tribal groups of the Indian continent, but today it is followed in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh in India. We are talking about Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. ‘Panchali marriage’ or polyandry is a prevalent practice among the Kinnauri community present here. In which a woman marries all the brothers of the house.
What is the history of Panchali marriage?
Actually, Panchali marriage is considered to be the beginning in Kinnaur. Many stories are told behind this. Some people believe that this practice started due to difficult geographical conditions in ancient times. In fact, at that time, more and more men were needed to work in the fields, while women had to take care of the house and children. In such a situation, all these tasks become easier, in such a situation it is believed that the work became easier if the woman had multiple husbands. Hence this practice started. There is a story that this tradition is being followed there since Draupadi got married five times.