Himachal Pradesh is in the discussion of a girl’s marriage with two brothers.
Pictures of a marriage in Himachal Pradesh are becoming very viral on social media nowadays. In this, a bride is shown standing together with two grooms. They are married to both of them and both the groom are real brothers. This is a thousand -year -old tradition of Hatti community, in which the girl has been marrying brothers. However, many people of this community no longer believe this old tradition, but all three have surprised people by alive the old tradition.
Let us know what is this strange tradition of Hatti tribe and what is its history? How many states do this happen?
Here the custom of polynomial practice is maintained
The practice of multiple practice in India is found in the Mahabharata period, in which inadvertently, at the behest of Mata Kunti, the five Pandavas get married to Draupadi. Such a tradition still persists in Himachal Pradesh. Apart from this, such tradition is also found in Uttarakhand in the country. There is a custom of polynomial in three hilly areas of Himachal and Uttarakhand. Jaunsar Bawar in Uttarakhand, Kinnau in Himachal Pradesh and Giripar in Sirmaur district are still in the trend of centuries -old tradition, due to which these three areas are often in the headlines.
Why was this tradition started?
Quoting the Central Hatti Committee General Secretary Kundan Singh Shastri, it has been told in the media that this tradition started thousands of years ago to save the arable land of the family from further sharing. He said that through Jajda tradition, brotherhood and mutual understanding in the joint family are promoted. Born from the womb of the same mother or different mothers, when two or more brothers marry the same bride, mutual understanding is even deeper into them.
The bride goes to the groom’s house with a procession
In Himachal Pradesh, the Hatti community has the status of Scheduled Tribes and its polygamy system called Poliyandry is known by the name of pair. It also has social and legal recognition. This unique tribal marriage at the local level is known as Jajda. In this, the bride is taken to the groom’s house with a procession or procession, where all the customs are called, which is called a sending.
Marry the same girl for safety
Kundan Singh Shastri told that security is the third reason for this tradition. Through this, management of agricultural land spread here and there is easy. Economic needs are met simultaneously and farming in the hilly areas require a family that can take care of it for a long time. He said that if your family is big, there are more men in it, then you feel more secure in tribal society. It is also said that when there are children from the same woman or three brothers, they will consider themselves as real. This will also control the population. Apart from this, people of this community also connect themselves to the Pandavas. That is why he has been discharging this tradition of centuries old. However, with the increase in education, there has been a rapid decline in those who follow this practice.
The practice of polynomial is also trend here
Not only the multiplicity in the Giripar area of Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh, the custom of polynomial system has also been going on for centuries. There are many such cases here when someone has married his wife’s real sisters. This happens mostly when there is no child from the first wife. On this, the person marries the wife’s sister’s sister. However, even after getting married, he does not leave the first wife. All live together.
One brother in government job, the other works abroad
Nowadays the Giripar area of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh has come under discussion about one such marriage. In this, the brothers are married to the same girl and the special thing is that both brothers are quite educated. One of these is posted in the Department of Water Power i.e. in government service and the other works abroad.
Sunita Chauhan of Hatti community was married in a traditional ceremony on July 12 (2025) in Shillai village of Himachal Pradesh. When the unique confluence of folk songs and dance was seen in the three -day wedding ceremony, hundreds of guests became witnesses of this marriage. The groom Pradeep and Kapil Negi married Sunita under the ancient Poli and the tradition.
After all, what is the reason for marriage with real brothers?
It is said in media reports that this non -unconventional practice was started so that the land of ancestors is not divided after marriage. In the tribal society anyway, women’s share in the property of ancestors has been a controversial issue. That is why this tradition is followed in some villages.
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