Archive · 12 Dec 2025

Bride Drives Own Doli in Thar

Bride Drives Own Doli in Thar

A bride named Bhawni Talwar Verma from Ludhiana decided to drive her own doli, which is a traditional vehicle used in Indian weddings, in a Mahindra Thar SUV.

This was a very different and brave thing to do because usually, the bride sits in the doli and is driven by someone else.

A video of her driving the Thar after her bidaai, which is when the bride leaves her family's home, has become very popular on the internet.

The video has more than 35 million views.

In the video, Bhawni confidently gets into the driver's seat while wearing her heavy bridal outfit.

Her groom sits beside her and playfully asks her to drive safely.

Many people on social media loved this idea and praised Bhawni for being so confident and for making the traditional ritual her own.

Bhawni said that she had planned this herself and her family supported her.

People are talking about how she mixed tradition with her own personal style, and many women said they would like to do the same at their weddings.

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