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Mala Badal (Bengali: মালা বদল) is a significant ritual in traditional Bengali weddings, where the bride and groom exchange flower garlands. This ceremony traditionally marks the first time the bride and groom see each other, reflecting the age-old custom of keeping the couple apart until the wedding.
Although similar ceremonies exist in other parts of the Indian subcontinent, the gaye holud is a custom particular to the Bengali people. It is not considered a religious function, as it is celebrated by Muslims, Hindus, and Christians in both Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal and wherever Bengalis live, irrespective of religion.
Most of these costs go towards dowries and the wedding celebration. [4] Scholars have characterized these expenditures as being strongly shaped by social norms and by desires to signal social status. [4] Hindu marriage ceremony A fancy Indian wedding taking place in Puducherry Bengali Hindu wedding in Kolkata
Bengali wedding may refer to: Bengali Hindu wedding, Hindu marriage in Bengali culture; Bengali Muslim wedding, Muslim marriage in Bengali culture
A Bou bhat (Bengali: বউ ভাত lit: "bride feast") is a post-wedding ritual held usually one or two days after a Bengali wedding. In this ceremony a party is hosted by the groom's father or family, where both the bride's and groom's family members and friends are invited. [1] [2] A Bengali bride on her Bou Bhat in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Mala Badal- the ceremony when the bride and groom exchange garlands with each other. Mala badal (Bengali: মালা বদল) is part of the traditional Bengali Hindu wedding ceremony that involves the exchange of flower garlands between the bride and bridegroom, and is supposed to mark the first time when the bride and the bridegroom set eyes on each other.
A topor (Bengali: টোপর) is a type of conical headgear traditionally worn by the groom as part of the Bengali Hindu wedding ceremony for good luck. [1] [2] The topor is typically fragile, made of sholapith and white in colour. [1] [3] [4] The topor is traditionally given to the groom by the bride's family. [5]
A ceremony welcoming the newly wed bride to her new home, with the feet dipped in a mixture of milk and alta. Alta has great cultural significance in Bengali and Odia culture [11] [12] [3] Regardless of religious beliefs, women traditionally adorn their hands and feet with alta for marriage [13] [7] and cultural festivals like Pohela Baishakh, Pohela Falgun and others.