Locally known as Jodidara, this practice is a traditional form of fraternal polyandry, where two or more brothers share one wife. It has deep historical roots among the Hatti people in the Trans-Giri ...

The tradition aims to help tribal families prevent the fragmentation of ancestral land. Since Himachal is a land of agriculture, the Jodidara allows a single woman to marry multiple brothers to keep ...

In a remote Himalayan village tucked away in the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh, an unusual wedding ceremony has once ...