Vadhuya

Vadhuya

Vadhuya

Bridal dress in the Vedic period in India

A Vadhuya was a kind of bridal dress in the Vedic period in India. It was made of cotton, wool, and animal skin. After the ceremony, the wedding dress was given to a Brahmin.[1][2][3][4]

Raiment of Vedic Aryans

The study of vedic literature reveals that the vedic Aryans were fond of ornaments and were well dressed, they wore different colored clothes also with gold embellishments. Raiment was similar for both men and women, with variations in wearing style. The Vasas, or lower garment, and the adhivasas, or upper garment, were the most common clothes worn by Rigvedic Aryans.'Nivi' (undergarment) was used in the later periods. The people also wore Atka' (a garment) and Drapi (a cloak). Female dancers wore an embroidered outfit. At the wedding ceremony, the bride wore a vadhuya.[2][5]

Vadhuya is referred as a bridal garment in Rv. x. 85, 34; Av. xiv. 2, 41. Cf. Kausika Sutra, lxxix. 21 ; Asvalayana Grhya Sutra, i. 8, 12, etc.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Bhushan, Jamila Brij; Brijbhushan, Jamila (1958). The Costumes and Textiles of India. Taraporevala's Treasure House of Books. p. 15.
  2. [2]
    A. BISWAS. INDIAN COSTUMES. p. 6.
  3. [3]
    Society, Pakistan Historical (2005). Journal of the Pakistan Historical Society. Pakistan Historical Society. p. 77.
  4. [4]
    Joshi, Pranshankar Someshwar. Ancient Indian History - Civilization and Culture. S. Chand. p. 84.
  5. [5]
    Dr. Priti Mitra (1985). Indian Culture And Society In The Vedas. p. 87.
  6. [6]
    Macdonell, Arthur Anthony; Keith, Arthur Berriedale (1912). Vedic index of names and subjects. Robarts - University of Toronto. London, Murray. p. 286.


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