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During a Hindu wedding, the mangalasutra is tied around the neck of the bride by the groom. The ceremony is known as the Mangalya Dharanam ( Sanskrit for 'wearing the auspicious'). Mangalasutra literally means "an auspicious thread" [ 1 ] that is knotted around the bride's neck and is worn by her for the remainder of her marriage.
Kettu Kalyanam, also known as Thali Kettu, was the name of an elaborate marriage ceremony of the Samanthan, Nair, Maarar, and Ambalavasi communities of the southern Indian state of Kerala. The customs varied from region to region and caste to caste.
The Telugu Hindu wedding ceremony (Telugu: తెలుగు వివాహ వేడుక, Telugu Vivāha Vēḍuka) [1] is the traditional wedding ceremony of the Telugu people in India. In the 19th century, the ceremony could last up to sixteen days (Padahaaru Rojula Panduga). In modern times, it can last two or more days, depending on ...
Statue of Telugu Thalli (తెలుగు తల్లి) Telugu Thalli (Telugu: తెలుగుతల్లి; lit. ' Mother Telugu ') [1] is the ...
The four-headed god Brahma should be shown seated on the ground in the foreground officiating as the wedding priest and making offerings to the homa (sacred fire) in the kunda (fire-altar). The four-armed god holds a sruka and sruva (sacrificial ladle and spoon) in his front arms and a kamandalu (water-pot) and akshamala (rosary) in his back ...
Sweets and food cooked for an actual wedding are cooked for Tulasi Vivaha too. This ceremony is mostly performed by women. [6] [4] The prasad of sugar-cane, coconut chips, fruits and groundnut is distributed to devotees. The expenses of the wedding are usually borne by a daughter-less couple, who act as the parents of Tulasi in the ritual wedding.
In South India, it is the priest who ties the kaapu (kautuka) on the groom's wrist, while the groom ties the colored thread on the bride's wrist as a part of the wedding rituals. [ 4 ] In regional Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism such as those found in Maharashtra , the red-colored thread symbolizes Vishnu for men, and Lakshmi for women ...
Metti or Minji or Peeli, grooms place it on the bride's second finger from toe during wedding. Kolusu (Anklet) made in silver with varieties of shape and design. Thandai or Pathasaram, same as Silambu but heavy. Silambu & Kolusu. Kaappu (Plain anklets) Padakkam, listed out in Sangam literature 'Silapathikaram'.