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  2. Hindu wedding - Wikipedia

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    Under Vedic Hindu traditions, marriage is viewed as one of the saṁskāras performed during the life of a human being, which are lifelong commitments of one wife and one husband. [3] In India, marriage has been looked upon as having been designed by the cosmos and considered as a "sacred oneness witnessed by fire itself."

  3. Tulasi Vivaha - Wikipedia

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    Hindu texts such as the Skanda Purana, Padma Purana, as well as the Shiva Purana feature Tulasi in the tale of the asuras, Vrinda and her husband Jalandhara. Vrinda is described as a pious devotee of Vishnu who marries Jalandhara. Due to Vrinda's fidelity, Jalandhara was endowed with power that made him invincible, even by the gods.

  4. Saptapadi - Wikipedia

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    'seven circumambulations'), is regarded to be the most important rite (Sanskrit: rītī) of a Hindu wedding ceremony. In this rite, the bride and the groom tie a knot and take seven steps together, or complete seven rounds around a sacred fire, accompanied by one vow for each step. After the seventh, the marriage is considered complete. [1] [2]

  5. Mangala Ashtaka - Wikipedia

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    Maṅgala Aṣṭaka is a form of Mantra which is sung at the marriage ceremony in Maharashtra. It always starts with the Aṣṭavināyaka Vandana, which is as follows: Svasti Śrī Gaṇanāyakam Gajāmukham Moreśvara Siddhidam Ballalam Murudum Vināyaka Maham Cintamanim Thevaram | Lenyadrim Girijātmājam Suvaradam

  6. Indian rituals after death - Wikipedia

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    Hindu rituals after death, including Vedic rituals after death, are ceremonial rituals in Hinduism, one of the samskaras (rite of passage) based on Vedas and other Hindu texts, performed after the death of a human being for their moksha and consequent ascendance to Svarga (heaven). Some of these vary across the spectrum of Hindu society.

  7. Marriage in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    The three goals of marriage include allowing a husband and a wife to fulfil their dharma, bearing progeny (praja), and experiencing pleasure (rati). Sexual intercourse between a husband and wife is regarded to be important in order to produce children, but is the least desirable purpose of marriage in traditional Hindu schools of thought. [4]

  8. Sati (Hindu goddess) - Wikipedia

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    Sati (/ ˈ s ʌ t iː /, Sanskrit: सती, IAST: Satī, lit. ' truthful' or 'virtuous '), also known as Dakshayani (Sanskrit: दाक्षायणी, IAST: Dākṣāyaṇī, lit. 'daughter of Daksha'), is the Hindu goddess of marital felicity and longevity, and is worshipped as an aspect of the mother goddess Shakti.

  9. Kanyadana - Wikipedia

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    Kanyadana (Sanskrit: कन्यादान, romanized: Kanyādāna) is a Hindu wedding ritual. [1] One possible origin of this tradition can be traced to 15th century stone inscriptions found in the Vijayanagara Empire in South India. [2]