Groom’s best men then tie the paag over his head while his friends dance to the tunes of Balochi music and songs particularly composed for Paag Bandi ceremony. The groom dressed in a pure white Balochi dress, a doochi waistcoat and a pair chawat (Balochi footwear), is escorted by his married best man towards the couch to sounds of dhol and sorna. For the ceremony a taahth (traditional Balochi couch) is placed in middle of the veranda which is covered with a beautiful doochi velvet sheet specifically made for the occasion by groom’s mother. The ceremony is held few hours before leaving for bride’s residence, at veranda of groom’s house and both men and women participate in the procession.
Then the sweets brought by groom’s mother are distributed to guests and bride’s mother serves lunch/dinner and chilim (hookah) to guests. After the Jol is tied, all the ladies including bride’s mother put money inside the Jol and all these money goes to the sargwap. Then groom’s family ties the deemgir on bride’s face and then the Jol, hence marking the symbolic hand over of bride to sargwap for beauty preparations. They proceed to corner of the room where bride is seated, groom’s sister change her chador with the one they have made for her, then seven happily married women put mailab (a fragrant herbal mixture for hair) and a special oil on bride’s hair and another herbal yellow mixture on bride’s face, after that family members of both groom and bride fed the bride with halwa one by one. They are greeted by bride’s family with sweets, garlands and sprinkles of rose water.
The ceremony formally begins with groom’s family and guests entering bride’s house with dhol and sorna/ullalu (a long and high-pitched vocal sound).
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