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A Sikh couple taking Laavaan during the ceremony. Anand Karaj (Punjabi: ਅਨੰਦ ਕਾਰਜ ānada kāraja) is the Sikh wedding ceremony, meaning "Act towards happiness" or "Act towards happy life", that was introduced by Guru Amar Das.
The main part of the Anand Karaj (Sikh Marriage Ceremony) is the reading and then the singing of each laav. While the laav is sung, the couple, joined by a piece of cloth, circle the Guru Granth Sahib. When the couple circle the Guru Granth Sahib each time they are making a commitment to God with the Guru as their spiritual witness and support.
Wedding invitations are one of the earliest personal applications of Tamil print media. [1] These invitation cards are used for announcing the marriage ceremony, and this process of sending an invitation card to guests and relatives forms an integral part of the ritual. The cards stand out due to their unique patterns, colors and symbols.
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It enlisted the active support and sympathy of some of the important nationalist papers in the country like 'The Independent', Swaraj (Hindi), The Tribune, Liberal, Kesri (Urdu), Milap (Urdu), Zamindar (Urdu) and Bande Matram (Hindi).Two of the vernacular dailies Akali (Pbi.) and the Akali-te-Pardesi (Urdu), edited by Master Tara Singh also ...
One day before the wedding, the ceremony of mayian is performed at the couple's respective homes. The prospective bride or groom is seated on a wooden plank called a patri, and a red cloth is held above by four female relatives, while married women of the household and biradari, led by the mother, rub a paste of turmeric, flour and mustard oil on his or her face, arms and legs.
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They are intended to ward off the evil eye. Secondly, the bride and groom are not supposed to see each other before their wedding ceremony. Therefore, a sehra solved the purpose of hiding the groom’s face, whereas the bride covered her face with a ghunghat or pallu. [4] They are more prominently worn in North India than in other parts of the ...