Making Balthod for Purgi Wedding | Traditional Kargil Mehndi Raat Part 1 | Ladakhi Muslim ❤️

Making Balthod for Purgi Wedding | Traditional Kargil Mehndi Raat Part 1 | Ladakhi Muslim Jullay / As-salamu Alaikum from Kargil, Ladakh! This is Part 1 of a Real Purgi Muslim Wedding - Balthod Making & Mehndi Raat! Before the Nikah, the whole village comes together. In Purgi culture (Balti Muslims of Kargil, Drass, Chiktan, Shargole) no wedding is complete without BALTHOD - a huge traditional bread/cake made by women together in a wood-fired oven. It is made with love, dry fruits, and prayers for the new couple. IN THIS VIDEO: 0:00 - Intro to Purgi Wedding Part 1 0:45 - Women gathering for Balthod making - the teamwork 3:10 - Traditional wood fire oven (Thab) process 6:20 - Mehndi Raat Starts - Ladakhi Bride's Mehndi 8:30 - Traditional Balti & Purgi Folk Songs (Ghazal / Lore) 10:00 - Dance, joy & family celebration This is the real beauty of Kargil - where everyone is family. 📍 Location: Kargil, Ladakh Culture: Purgi / Balti Tribe NEXT PART: Grand Barat & Nikah Ceremony - Don't miss! If you love Ladakhi culture, please SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHARE. Comment below - Have you ever tasted Balthod? Credits: Family & Village Women, Traditional Folk Music #PurgiWedding #KargilWedding balthod making, balthod ladakh, purgi wedding, purgi shadi, kargil mehndi raat, ladakhi mehndi night, purgi muslim wedding, kargil wedding part 1, balti wedding ladakh, traditional ladakhi wedding, ladakh wedding food, balthod recipe kargil, purgi culture, chiktan wedding, drass wedding, kargil food tradition, ladakhi muslim shadi, mehndi raat kargil, purig wedding rituals #PurgiWedding #BalthodMaking #KargilMehndiRaat #LadakhiWedding #KargilLadakh