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Saptapadi (Sanskrit: सप्तपदी, romanized: Saptapadī, lit. 'taking together seven steps') or saat phere ( Hindi : सात फेरे , romanized : sāt phéré , lit. 'seven circumambulations '), is regarded to be the most important rite (Sanskrit: rītī ) of a Hindu wedding ceremony.
The Saptapadi (Sanskrit "seven steps"/"seven feet"; sometimes called Saat Phere: "seven rounds" [24]) is the most important ritual of Vedic Hindu weddings, and represents the legal element of the Hindu marriage ceremony. [25]
Description: A Hindu wedding. The agni (fire) sybolizes the purity of the marriage. The bride is in red saree. Her about-to-become husband is standing next to her in white ritual clothing.
The Saptapadi (Sanskrit for seven steps/feet), is the most important ritual in Hindu weddings, and represents the legal part of Hindu marriage. [42] The couple getting married walks around the Holy Fire (Agni), and the yajna fire is considered a witness to the vows they make to each other. [43]
Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra married for a second time on Sunday, December 2, in a traditional Hindu ceremony in Jodhpur, India.
Section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Act recognises the ceremonies and customs of marriage. Hindu marriage may be solemnised in accordance with the customary rites and ceremonies of either party. Such rites and rituals include the Saptapadi—the taking of seven steps by the bridegroom and the bride jointly around the sacred fire. The marriage ...
Saptapadi (Seven sacred steps) This is the most important rite of the entire ceremony. Here the bride and the groom take seven steps together around the sacred fire (Agni) and make the following seven promises to each other: As per the Vedic rituals, the groom sings, "With God as our guide, let us take": The first step to nourish each other
In such a conception, vivaha, which originally meant the wedding ceremony, but has to acquire the definition of marriage as a whole, is meant for procreation, and the establishment of a family (kutumba). After one's wedding, one is believed to have entered the second stage of life, the grihastha ashrama, performing the duties of a householder. [4]