What is the history of Panchali marriage?
Reportedly in our country, marriage is considered a sacred relationship, where a woman starts her married life with one man, but what happens when a woman has to marry all the boys of the house? Yes, this is true. There is a state in our country where the Panchali tradition is still followed. So let's know about this tradition and marriage.
Perhaps you must have heard about Panchal's princess Panchali and the Pandavas. When arjun married Panchali in the swayamvar and brought her home, his mother Kunti accidentally said that whatever you have brought, all the brothers should share it among themselves. In such a situation, the princess of Panchal had to marry all the five Pandavas. This tradition was named Panchali Pratha. Where a woman marries many men. Although this practice was found in many tribal groups of the indian continent, but at present there is only one place in india where it is still followed. Yes, we are talking about Kinnaur in the indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
We are talking about the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. 'Panchali marriage' or polyandry is a popular practice in the Kinnauri community present here. In which a woman is married to all the brothers of the house. Actually, Panchali marriage is considered to have started in Kinnaur. Many stories are told behind this. Some people believe that this practice started in ancient times due to difficult geographical conditions. Actually, 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 works become easier, in such a situation it is believed that having many husbands of a woman would make the work easier. That is why this practice started. There is a story that this tradition is being followed since Draupadi had five marriages.