A Sehra (Hindi: सेहरा, Urdu: سہرا) is a headdress worn by the groom during Indian weddings. It has garlands hanging that covers the face of the groom. The word also refers to an Urdu poem.
[edit] Sehra in poetry
In South Asian Muslim traditions, especially in Uttar Pradesh and Hyderabad (Deccan), there is a social ritual where the sisters of the groom sing a Sehra, a poem in praise of the groom and pray to God for his future wedded life. The groom follows this by giving cash to his sisters.
It is a genre of Urdu poetry, though there are no specifications for a Sehra except that it should rhyme and be of the same meter. Sehras are generally written by individuals praising their brothers, so they are very varied in style and nature. A good sehra appears in the Urdu film, Razia Sultana; however, this particular sehra was sung by males, quite contrary to the current tradition.
[edit] Given name
Sehra can also be a female given name, roughly equivalent to Sarah, Sara, Serass, just like jaspal singh Serass
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