Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Tulasi Vivaha signifies the end of the monsoon, and the beginning of the wedding season in Hinduism. [4] [5] The ceremonial wedding is performed anytime between Prabodhini Ekadashi (the eleventh or twelfth lunar day of the bright fortnight of the Hindu month of Kartika) and Kartika Purnima (the full moon of the month). The day varies regionally.
It is the ceremonial wedding of the goddess Tulasi, represented by the tulasi plant to Vishnu, in the form of the symbolic Shaligram or an image of Krishna or Rama. Both the bride and the groom are ritually worshipped, and then married as per traditional Hindu wedding rituals.
A Hindu wedding, also known as vivaha (विवाह, pronunciation ⓘ), [1] lagna (लग्न) in Marathi, biyah (बियाह) in Bhojpuri, bibaho (বিবাহ) in Bengali, bahaghara (ବାହାଘର) or bibaha (ବିବାହ) in Odia, tirumanam (திருமணம்) in Tamil, pelli (పెళ్లి) in Telugu, maduve ...
Tulasi (Sanskrit: तुलसी, romanized: Tulasī), Tulsi or Vrinda is a sacred plant in Hindu tradition. Hindus regard it as an earthly manifestation of the goddess Tulasi; she is regarded as the avatar of Lakshmi , and thus the consort of the god Vishnu .
The end of Chaturmasya, when marriages are prohibited, signifies the beginning of the Hindu wedding season. [2] Prabodhini Ekadashi is followed by Kartika Purnima, which day is celebrated as Deva Deepavali, the Deepavali of the devas. [3] The symbolic union of Vishnu and Lakshmi or Tulsi Vivaha is also celebrated on this day. [4]
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]
This page was last edited on 6 September 2020, at 01:53 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.
A rite of passage with yajna ceremony often marks a Hindu wedding. Vivaha (IAST: Vivāha, Sanskrit: विवाह) is the rite of passage and rituals associated with marriage. [98] [99] While there are many rituals in Hinduism, vivaha (wedding) is the most extensive personal ritual an adult Hindu undertakes in his or her life. [100] [101]