Significance of wearing "Chooda" :
On the day of a Punjabi wedding, it is customary to wear a set of bracelets known as a "Chooda" (also written "choora," "chuda," or "chura"). Bridal chura used to only be offered in red or maroon ivory bangles, but owing to rising demand and people increased desire for experimentation, they now love to match it with their wedding attire. Online, you may find wedding chura in colours including orange, pink, white, and green. The number of bangles in the chura varies according on the bride preferences, but it typically has 21. Some women also opt for the 7, 9, and 11 bridal bangle sets. These numbers are said to be fortunate.
The newlyweds are thought to benefit from the bride chura. It represents good fortune, fertility, and wealth. It is thought to make the newlywed couple relationship stronger. The bridal bangles are worn as a sign of a married woman for a minimum of 40 to 45 days and a maximum of one and a half years following the wedding.
Significance of wearing "Kalire" :
The chooda, which denotes happiness for the newlyweds and enduring love between the couple, makes a special pairing with these umbrella-shaped hangings. The kalire is fastened on the bride chooda by her sisters and friends. They have a golden or silver hue. The intention is to send the bride well wishes and to remind her of her friends and cousins whom she will be leaving behind when she gets married. Additionally, the kalire coconut form represents that she would never run out of food in her new habitat, and the metal represents wealth and prosperity.
One of the kalire is left at the temple the day after the wedding with the priest for blessings, while the other are kept by the bride as a reminder of her parents house and a keepsake of the wedding day.