Kirat wedding cards with Sewaro and dhaka weave

The Sewaro greeting, dhaka textile patterns and the three hearth stones, for Limbu, Rai, Yakkha and Sunuwar families.

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What makes a Kirat wedding card different?

A Kirat wedding card greets with Sewaro rather than a Sanskrit blessing, and takes its ornament from Kirat material culture: the geometric dhaka weave of eastern Nepal, and the chulo or three hearth stones that stand for the household and the ancestors.

It avoids Hindu deity motifs, since Kirat families follow Kirat Mundhum, and the wording names the families and the couple directly.

Sewaro, not Shubh Vivah

Sewaro is the Kirat greeting of respect and is the natural opener on a Kirat card. Using a Sanskrit invocation instead is the most common mistake on generic template sites, and it reads as wrong to Kirat families.

Dhaka weave as a border

  • Dhaka topi and shawl patterns, geometric and high contrast, as border bands.
  • Three hearth stones as a small cover mark for the household.
  • Earth reds, indigo, black and cream, the colours of dhaka cloth.

FAQ

Kirat wedding cards: common questions

What greeting is used on a Kirat wedding card?
Sewaro, the Kirat greeting of respect, is used in place of Sanskrit blessings such as Shubh Vivah. Kirat families follow Kirat Mundhum rather than Hindu ritual, so Hindu deity invocations are not appropriate on the card.
What patterns are used on Kirat wedding cards?
The geometric dhaka weave of eastern Nepal, as seen on the dhaka topi and shawls, used as border bands, and the three hearth stones (chulo) that represent the household and the ancestors. The palette is earth red, indigo, black and cream.

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