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  2. Gaye holud - Wikipedia

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    It is part of an elaborate series of celebrations constituting a Bengali wedding. The gaye holud takes place prior to the religious and legal wedding ceremonies. The gaye holud may be a joint event for the bride and groom's families, or it may consist of separate events for the bride's family and the groom's family. [citation needed]

  3. Bengali Hindu wedding - Wikipedia

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    Bengali Hindu wedding (Bengali: বাঙালি হিন্দু বিবাহ) refers to the traditional Bengali cultural wedding, usually with Hindu rites and rituals native to the Bengal region of Indian subcontinent which has been practiced through centuries.

  4. Topor (headgear) - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. Wedding - Wikipedia

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    The most important step is saptapadi or saat phere, wherein the bride and the groom, hand-in-hand, encircle the sacred fire seven times, each circle representing a matrimonial vow. Then the groom marks the bride's hair parting with vermilion and puts a gold necklace (mangalsutra) around her neck. Or a yellow thread applied with turmeric is ...

  6. Mala badal - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Weddings in India - Wikipedia

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    Among the Bombay East Indian Christians, the Umbracho Pani ceremony is held, a day before the wedding, in which water drawn from a well is used to bathe by the bride-to-be and groom-to-be. [12] On the wedding day, the couple meet in the presence of a priest at a church. Passages from the Bible are read out. The bride and groom take their ...

  8. Baraat - Wikipedia

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    The word Baraat is derived from Sanskrit word Varayātrā [6] [7] [8] (वरयात्रा) literally meaning groom's procession. In Bengali, the baraat is usually referred to as "Borjatri" (বরযাত্রী) when the groom along with his family members, friends and closest relatives leave for the bride's home which is the venue of the marriage.

  9. Wedding customs by country - Wikipedia

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    It is the custom that the groom and his family pay for all the wedding expenses. The bride's family gather together before the wedding in the bride's parents house. The groom's family come and take the bride from the house in a decorated car along with the one bride's mate which usually is the bride's sister, cousin, or best friend.

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