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The Karana brides belong to the Indian state of Orissa and are into professions that demand writing skills. The Karana caste is the forward caste in Orissa who are into government jobs, teaching, law, and medicine. The Karana brides wear hand woven silk saris, which are gifted by her maternal uncle at the time of wedding and are decked in heavy gold jewels. A Karana bride also wears a headgear made up of a spongy plant, and intricate designs of sandalwood paste is applied on her face.