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2. Varamala - Wikipedia

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   Traditionally, a varamala is made of roses and other flowers, [5] though modern variations exist, such as garlands made from rupee notes, and other regional traditions. The jayamala ceremony is a well-known ritual during a Hindu wedding , where a bride and a groom exchange garlands, as an indication of acceptance of each other as their spouse ...

3. Gajra - Wikipedia

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   Indian Ladies with Gajra during religious Function. A Gajra is a flower garland that is worn by South Asian women during festive occasions, weddings, or as part of everyday traditional attire. They are made usually of varies types of jasmine flowers but rose, crossandra and barleria are also widely used in gajras. [1]

4. Jasmine in Karnataka - Wikipedia

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   A street vendor sells jasmine garlands in Chennai, India. The flowers are used for garlands, especially at weddings and other auspicious occasions and for making garlands for worship of temples deities. Jasmine is widely cultivated for their flowers, enjoyed in the garden, as house plants, and as cut flowers.

5. Garland - Wikipedia

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   Wedding ceremonies in India include the bride and groom wearing a wedding garland. On other occasions, garlands are given as a sign of respect to an individual person or to a divine image . A gajra is a flower garland which women in India and Bangladesh wear in their hair during traditional festivals.

6. Sehra (headdress) - Wikipedia

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   This decorative groom’s veil can be made either out of flowers or beads and is tied to the groom’s turban or Pagdi. [3] The sehra has 2 main purposes: They are intended to ward off the evil eye. Secondly, the bride and groom are not supposed to see each other before their wedding ceremony.

7. Jasminum multiflorum - Wikipedia

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   Also, beautiful white teeth are often compared to Kunda buds. It is held to be especially sacred to Vishnu. In Manipur, Kundo flowers are used in worship, and are an essential part of a marriage ceremony. The bride garlands the groom with two Kundo flower garlands. The groom then takes one of the two and garlands the bride. [citation needed]

8. Crafts of India - Wikipedia

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   In Tamil Nadu, and particularly in the temple town of Madurai, flower garlands are considered to play a significant role in expressing and enhancing Tamil culture. Every garland is a myriad of colours; a kaleidoscopic journey; an array of fragrant, vivid flowers weaved together to symbolize love, purity, and devotion. [17]

9. Gandharva marriage - Wikipedia

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   Gandharva marriage: couple exchange garlands under a tree. Illustration from Sougandhika Parinaya written in Kannada. There is no consensus theory to explain why Gandharva marriages have declined over the ages. One theory claims that as prosperity and wealth increased, parents sought greater control of the activities and social life of their ...