DUAR BAPLA OR DOL BAPLA
Like Sange Bariyat , Duar Bapla is also a topmost,
prestigious and costly marriage in the society. So it is seen only in rich
family. According to the system of this marriage, bride groom along with the
bariyats including male and female go to bride's village with all sorts of
drums. There, the villagers receive them with pleasure and place them in a
suitable place like mango
groves just outside the village. After while the village
officials come to them and enquire about their inconvenience If any, during
their journey. If the answer is positive, everybody becomes happy. Then song
starts from both the sides and nearby sky becomes full of joy. Young boys and
girls of the village with different drums like tumdah. tamak and chad chadi come
to the bariyats to welcome them and guide them in to the village. While
guiding, drumming and song competition are held on the road. Young boys of both
side drum their drumming instruments with different pause and pasture and young
girls sing different kind of dong songs to have a win over the other. Within
the sphere of competition, the marriage procession proceeds up to the resting
room. This is called " daram dah ". Some times daramdah competition
becomes so high that the nearby sky and birds become restless. At the dawn,
Sindurdan ceremony is performed in front of bride's house. Then the bride and
bride groom are taken inside the home and a joint meal is served to them.
Morning breakfast and mid day lunch of the bariyats are taken care of by the
villagers. But the expenditure is borne by the bride groom parents only.
In this marriage, no Binty or Bariyat sereng heprao is held.
Only the dance competition is performed in the afternoon. Both the party dance
separately with great pleasure . Young boy’s and girl’s of near by villages
come in great number to participate in the dance and women with babies to enjoy
the same. Thus in a dance minimum gathering becomes not less than three
thousand.
In the evening Gidichumauna ceremony is performed in the
courtyard. All the relatives of britie side bless the couple and offer them
some gift according to their might. At about midnight the bariyats along with
the bride and bridegroom are bid farewell by the villagers.