Father of a Sikh bride gives the palla to his daughter on the day of her wedding joining her, symbolically, with her husband to be. Sikh marriage rites fuse the two souls of the bride and groom into one, wedding the soulbride to her groom God.
"Har prabh mere babulaa har davauh dn mai daajo||
O my father, please give me the Name of the Lord God as my wedding gift and dowry."SGGS|| 78-79