Godh Bharai/Bharna Indian baby shower, how to needed?

Question

Hi, I am pregnant and would like to have the Hindu ceremony godh bharai done. The problem is I don't have any living relatives to do it and I have no idea how to do it myself. Can someone please let me know step by step what is needed and how to do it. Thanks

Answer 1

Hey there

Godh Bharai (usually held in the 7th month of the pregnancy and you also have to make sure it is in a auspicious time) differs from state to state in India, but I can tell you how it is done in ours:-

p.s: since you dont have ur relatives here, you can ask you hubby, cousins (who might live nearby) or some close friend of yours to do the same

1. It is usually done by the girls parents or someone related to girls side

2. Girl is given saree / choli / indian dress (usually very ethinic and expenssive but depends on what the parents can afford), and the girl has to wear that saree on the Godh Bharai day

3. Girls parents will get a lot of bangles (usually glass ones) and dispaly it, along with variety of fruits (esp banana), sweets, food, haldi (wet) and kumum

3. Relatives and friends are called for this event - parents start putting the haldi in the girls forehead more like a bindi, then apply it on her cheeks, hands and leg and then place the kumum on the forhead and starts putting the bangles for the girl, and the same step is repeated by close relatives and friends, and girl is made to eat a lil bit of all the food cooked for her, and then the relatives and friends as they do this ritual place the gifts on the girls lap or near her feet

Other things to make it fun and lil more twist:-

1. you can have mehandi done in your hand and feet

2. you can arrange for games

3. you can have bangles, haldi, kumum in small packets and give them to all the women who attend the function

4. you can also have a mehandi booth for the kids and women who would be attending the function

And btw congrats and have a blessed and fun pregnancy!

Answer 2

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