customs and traditions

1. conception
2. Punsavan- for having a son
3. Simantounnayan- To protect the mother and the fetus from destructive forces.
4. casteism
5. Naming
6. Nishkarman- To take the baby out of the house for the first time after birth.
7. Annaprasanna- On feeding food for the first time (to a child)
8. Jadula/Chudakarma – On filing the case for the first time after 2 or 3 years.
9. ear piercing
10. beginning of education
11. Upanayana Sanskar- is sent to the Guru.
12. Vedarambha – On starting the study of Vedas
13. Gaudan- Entry into Brahmacharya Ashram
14. Samavartan- at the end of education
15. Marriage- Entry into Grihastha Ashram
16. last rites- cremation

rites of marriage

1. Engagement
2. vaccine
3. ascendant magazine
4. Ganesh Puja/Haldayat Puja

Three days, five days, seven days, nine days after the marriage, after the delivery of the Lagan Patrika, the groom's side and the bride's side worship Ganesha in their respective homes and give ghee to the bride and groom. This is called arrow placement.

Four women (Achariyas) of the house (whose parents are alive offer the Peethi to the bride and groom. Later, a chachanchali woman whose parents and in-laws are alive) offers the Peethi. Later women take Lagdhaan.

1. Bindonri/Bandoli
2. Samaela/ Madhupark
3. transportation
4. to thrash
5. Paharavani/Rangbari (dowry)
6. Bari Padla (Sending clothes for the bride by the groom's side)
7. Muklawa/Gaina
8. increase
9. Kankan Dorda / Kankan Bandhan- On the day of Bandoli, Kankan Dora is tied on the right hand and foot of the bride and groom.
10. covering the manda
11. Kothla (Chhuchak)
12. survival/evacuation
13. mother-in-law giving curd
14. Mandap (Chavanri) Chana
15. Adding Panigrahan/ Hathleva
16. Jeevanwar - The first Jeevanwar is before the marriage eclipse, which is called "Kanwari Jaan ka Jeeman". The feast on the second day is called “Parni Jaan Ka Jiman”. The evening meal is called “Badi Jaan ka Zameen”. The fourth meal is called Muklani.
17. Griha Pravesh/Nangal – The groom's sister or aunt (Savasaniyan) takes some Dakshina and allows him to enter the house. This is called “Barana Rakana”. The bride is accompanied by her younger brother or some close relative from her family. She is called Olanda or Olandi.
18. awake at night
19. Rodi Pujan
20. Battisi Nutna/Bhat Nutna
21. myra/bhaat filling

death rituals

1. Baikunthi- Arthi
2. Bakher- Kheel, Patasa, Cotton, Groundnut, Rs. money and grains etc.
3. She goes. creation of lake
4. extravagance
5. Laupa/Lampa- Fire that burns the dead.
6. to set fire to
7. cranial function
8. Santrawada- After the funeral, people take bath and go to the deceased person's place to console him. This ritual continues for 12 days.
9. Picking flowers – three days after the funeral.
10. Mosar/Osar/Nukta- There is a tradition of having a death feast on the twelfth day.
11. turban

key terminology

1.vanguard

The front line of the army is called vanguard.

2.Tazeem

When the feudal lord enters the royal court, the king should stand up and respect him.

3.Misal

There is an example of all the people sitting in a row in the royal court.

4. Tying the sword

It is a ritual performed when a successor is declared.

5. Khalsa Land

It was under the direct control of the king.

6. Jagir land

It was under the control of the Jagirdar.

7.Lata

It is a government duty/tax that is collected after harvesting the crop.

8.swivel

It is a government fee/tax charged on the basis of estimated yield of the standing crop.

9.Kamtha Lag

The tax taken from the public at the time of construction of the fort is called Kamtha.

10. Khichdi Lag

The tax collected by the rulers from the local people for the food of the soldiers during the war is called Khichdi Lag.

11. Keena.

The grain given to buy vegetables or other goods in villages is called Keena.

12.Privatepers

The subsistence allowance given to rulers is called Privipays.

13.carb

The feudal lords received special respect under which the king used to place his hands on the shoulders of the jagirdar and take them up to his chest. Which meant that your place is in my heart.

14. Bigodi

This is land tax under which cash amount is collected.

15. Cigoti

There was a tax on the sale of animals.

16. Jajam

There was a tax on the sale of land.

17. Zakat

Customs (in Bikaner area)

18. stain

There was customs duty.

Customs prevalent in Rajasthan

1. Female slaughter practice-

A practice prevalent among Rajputs under which as soon as a girl was born, she was killed by giving her opium or by strangulation.

This practice was first banned in Kota in 1833 AD and in Bundi state in 1834 AD during the time of Lord William Bentinck due to the efforts of Hadoti's political agent Will Quinson.

2. Slavery

People who were defeated in the war were taken captive and kept as slaves, along with buying and selling of slaves was also done.

Among Rajputs, on the occasion of a girl's marriage, Gola/Goli was sent along as a slave.

This practice was first banned in Hadoti area in 1832 AD.

3. Human trafficking practice

Under the Kota state, state duty was collected on human buying and selling, which was called "Chagan".

This practice was first banned in the state of Jaipur in 1847 AD.

4. Widow remarriage system

With the efforts of Ishwar Chand Vidya Sagar, Widow Remarriage Act was passed by Lord Dalhousie in 1856 AD.

5. Dowry system

Dowry Prohibition Act was passed in 1961 AD.

6. forced labor system

It was the practice of the Jagirdars not to pay any wages to a person after getting him to do the work.

This practice was banned in 1961 AD.

7. Bonded labor system/Sagadi system/Hali system

In return for the money lent by the moneylender or the capitalist class, the Seth kept the debtor or a member of his family as a servant.

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