AHRE BAHRE NEL(Outward Inspection)
This “Ahre Bahre Nel” is a duty of girls party. Before going
to deep in to the settlement of marriage, girl’s parents want to have some idea
about the status of the family, hereditary disease if any, health and physique
of the boy. These are the main factor which the Santal people consider most and
are very difficult to know from the man and family concerned. In order to know
the above, girl’s father, uncle and other superiors of the family, go the near
by haat of the boy’s village with the raibar and while coming back they come
through that village and see the boy’s house.
External view of the house is sufficient to guess the status
of the family.To have more information regarding their family background, they
meet Jog Manjhi, their relatives if any are in that village. Thus they collect
information, outwardly regarding their family. This is called Ahre Bahre nel or
outward inspection.