Dhulli

Template:Pakistani Cities Dhulli is a village of Talagang tehsil, Chakwal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 32°52'0N 72°12'0E, and lies 25km south west of the town of Talagang on the Talagang-Mianwali road and is 50km from Motorway (M-2) 'Bulkasar Interchange. It has an elevation of 479 metres (1574 feet) and the estimated population within a 7km radius is 23,082

Nearby Airports

The nearest airports to Dhulli are:

Code	IATA	Name	City	Distance	Bearing
OPMI	MWD	MIANWALI		36 nm W	240
FR4410		KHEWRA		43 nm E	108
FR4378		CHASHMA		45 nm W	234
OPQS		QASIM		59 nm N	44

Schools

There are three schools in Dhuli

• Government High School Dhulli (Boys)
• Government Secondary School Dhulli (Girls)
• Alkaram Public School (Private)

Mosques

• Jam-e-Masjid Kadhay Wali (Oldest mosque in the Village)
• Masjid Darbal
• Jam-e-masjid Darbar sharif
• Jam-e-Masjid Ladhwal
• Jam-e-Masjid Chishtia (Previously Masjid Khansal)
• jame-e-Masjid Mochi wali

Famous Locations

• Dhoke Gojaywale
• Dkoke Burala
• Khapian
• Ghurla
• Ratta Par
• Mela
• Neela
• Dkoke soka
• Dhoke Meh Muhammad All
• Dhoke wanhar
• Dhoke Pindian
• Dhoke Sohlewali
• Dhoke Nakka
• Dhoke khansal
• Dhoke Chaphar

Telecommunication

The following Telecom operators work in the village

• Mobilink (Mobile) GSM network
• PTCL (Landline)
• V-PTCL (PTCL wireless ) CDMA network
• Telenor (Mobile) GSM network
• Warid (Mobile) GSM network

Dress

Men generally wear shalwar Kumeez or Dhoti Kurta, a turban on special occasion, in winter they add a coat, sweater or a Dhussa with it.

Dwellings

In villages, until recently, houses consisting of one or more rooms with a central courtyard were constructed with clay bricks, cement, iron and concrete, the same as city houses. Small bungalows are also being constructed by the people of villages who are employed abroad.

Customs and Traditions

The culture of Chakwal is primarily based on Islam, but due to the fact that Chakwal before independence was an area where a large number of Hindus lived, it is influenced by Hindu rites, rituals and even ideas, which the ceremonies of mayun and mehndi.

Marriage

Marriage follows after a period of a few months generally from the acceptance of betrothal. Marriage is a very elaborate and extravagant affair: there are a number of rites, with a feast hosted at each occasion. The marriage festivity begins with mayun, followed by mehndi, then there is the barat and finally the walima. On the Barrat and Walima all the relatives even distant and friend are invited. The Mayun and Mehndi are more of a family affair, in which women participate. A large dowry, heavy gold ornaments and gifts for the parents and close relatives of groom are expected form the parents of the bride. Marriages are celebrated in a form that manifests the social status of both the families.

Births

On the birth of a child in a family the Maulvi is called for who utters Azan in the child’s ears, receiving a small present. After a week the child’s head is shaved by the barber. The child is usually named by the head of the family, food and sweets are distributed and the barber and other menials are given small presents at this juncture. The usages are the same on the birth of both boys and girls but the rejoicings are much greater on the birth of the former. Boys are usually circumcised by the barber after some days. People also get their boys circumcised from the qualified doctors. Food and sweets are served at this occasion.

Deaths

When a person dies in any family it is an occasion of great grief and mourning. All the relatives, people belonging to the Bradery and friends are informed, who immediately come to share the grief of the bereaved family. The funeral, which comprises a procession of the dead body, at the head, followed by all male relatives and friends. The burial if not possible on the same day takes place the next day.

The distant relatives and friends depart on the same day the closed of them remain for a week or more, Food for the guests of the bereaved household is provided by kinsmen till the burial ceremony. Mourning continues for forty days and terminates at the Chehlum (nearly fortieth day), an occasion when all the relatives once again come to the bereaved family and condole. Quran Khawani (recitation from holy Quran) and prayers are offered for the deceased throughout this period.

Superstitions and Beliefs

The people of Chakwal like all other people repose a number of superstitious ideas and beliefs. The most common are that a person, especially young girls, can be possessed by spirits and djins, as a result of which they lose control over themselves, and that the spirits have to be summoned out of the body by pirs; that if people come across any container which is empty while they are going for some important work, they will come back in failure; that a pregnant woman must not visit a house where a dead body has been placed; that if any person dreams of a dead person taking away something from him it is bound to result in a death in the family; that if the shadow of a woman whose child has died falls on a woman whose child is suckling, the child will ultimately die; that the crossing of the path by a black cat means evil for the travellers; that if stories are narrated to children during day time, travellers will lose direction; and most importantly that pirs, however bad and evil charactered, have the blessing of Allah.

Customs and Traditions

The culture of Chakwal is primarily based on the way of living as taught in Islam; but owing to the fact that Chakwal before independence was an area where a large number of Hindus lived, it is influenced by Hindu rites, rituals and even ideas. The ceremonies of mayun and mehndi, the extravagant expenditures made on feasting guests at death, the hosting of a lavish meal by the bride’s parents on the barat, large dowries for brides, the belief that parents must not stay in the houses of their married daughters, and melas at the mausoleums of pirs are all of Hindu origin. Besides this, the people of Chakwal live a simple and straight life as enjoined by their religion.

The joint family system, paternally structured, is still prevalent. The family system is patriarchal and all important household decisions are taken by the eldest male members of the family. Women generally confine their activities to the kitchen and children, not to say that they do not assist in farming in rural households.

Employment of women, both in rural and urban areas, other than in family farming or sewing and knitting etc. is not considered respectable, and the male members of the household are the breadwinners. It is not even considered very appropriate to educate women beyond the school or intermediate levels - although there has been some change in ideas.

Modesty is considered the most important attribute of a woman and she is required to observe purdah from males who are not closely related to her and whenever she moves outside the house, which is not very often.

The people of Chakwal celebrate on two occasions in the Islamic year: Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha; festivities of Hindu origin like the basant and baisakhi are not celebrated with zeal like other parts of the Punjab.

References

32°52′0″N 72°12′0″E