Ghoonghat

Ghoonghat (ghunghat, ghunghta, laaj, chunni, jhund or Odhni) is a veil or headscarf worn by some married Hindu, Jain and Sikh women to cover their head, and often their face. Generally aanchal or pallu the loose end of a sari is pulled over the head and face to act as a ghunghat. A dupatta (long scarf) is also commonly used as a ghungat. Today, facial veiling by Hindu women as part of everyday attire is now mostly limited to Hindi-speaking areas of India.

Etymology

The word ghoongat, ghunghat or ghunghta is derived from Avagunthana (Sanskrit: अवगुण्ठन) meaning veil, hiding and cloak and Oguntheti (Pali: ओगुन्थेति) to cover, veil over and hide.

History

The ghoongat, ghunghat or ghunghta veil evolved from ancient Avagunthana in (Sanskrit: अवगुण्ठन) veil, hiding and cloak. Early Sanskrit literature has a wide vocabulary of terms for the veils used by women, such as avagunthana meaning cloak-veil, uttariya meaning shoulder-veil, mukha-pata meaning face-veil, sirovas-tra meaning head-veil.

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Ghoonghat (disambiguation)

A ghoonghat is a veil worn by Indian women

Ghoonghat or Ghunghat may also refer to

  • Ghunghat (1960 film), an Indian film directed by Ramanand Sagar
  • Ghunghat (1962 film), a Pakistani film directed by Khurshid Anwar
  • Ghunghat (1996 film), a Pakistani film directed by Syed Noor
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    geu run ga bwah yo mant eun shi gan ee heul ruh do byun ha ji ant neun gun geu rul soo it neun gun ddae ro neun oot go ddae ro neun ool go ddo mant ee ah peu gi do ha ji man
    noo goon ga it suh nae ga haeng bok ha da neun gun geu gut man eu ro do keun ae mi ga dae jyoh oh neul ee ah peu duh ra do nae il eun un je na dang shin gyut eh it jyo
    sa rang geu dae ro ae sa rang eun ee byul geu dae ro ae ee byul im eul yung wun hi ham ggeh ha ja dun yak sok do gyul gook en geu ddae man ae ggoom ee jyo
    ggeut nae mal mot han geu ma eum eun ggeut nae ji wuh ji ji ant eum eul yung wun hi ham ggeh in guh jyo sa rang eun gyul gook en geu run choo uk in guh jyo
    geu juh mul ri suh seul peum sok eh suh ba ra bo neun gun him eh gup get jyo it neun da neun gun ji oon da neun gun geu git man eu ro do
    sa rang geu dae ro ae sa rang eun ee byul geu dae ro ae ee byul im eul yung wun hi ham ggeh ha ja dun yak sok do gyul gook en geu ddae man ae ggoom ee jyo
    geu run ga bwah yo mant eun shi gan ee heul ruh do byun ha ji ant neun gun geu rul soo it neun gul oh neul ee ah peu duh ra no nae il eun un je na dang shin gyut eh it jyo




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