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Groom (left) wearing military uniform, with his bride (right) in 1942 Modern Bangladeshi bridegroom. A bridegroom (often shortened to groom) is a man who is about to be married or who is newlywed. When marrying, the bridegroom's future spouse (if female) is usually referred to as the bride. A bridegroom is typically attended by a best man and ...
The bridegroom first holds a Kauḍi in his fist and the bride tries to break the fist and get it by two of her hands. In the next round the bride make a tight fist with both of her hands with the Kauḍi inside and the bridegroom tries to open her hand with only one hand.
The ends of their garments (the bridegroom's scarf and upper garment of the bride) are tied together by the priest (signifying marriage knot). Then both shall stand facing the north. The bridegroom shall place his right hand upon the right shoulder of the bride. They shall take the first step in the north easterly direction.
During the ceremony, the bride's parents wash the groom's feet, as the bridegroom is considered a personification of "Lord Vishnu" who has come to marry their daughter, who is considered as "Devi Lakshmi". This is the most noble act a father can perform. Paṇigrahaṇaṃ (పాణిగ్రహణం) This means "holding hands".
Bridegroom arrives on horseback at a Rajput wedding. Hindu ceremonies are usually conducted totally or at least partially in Sanskrit , the language of the Hindu scriptures . The wedding celebrations may last for several days and they can be extremely diverse, depending upon the region, denomination, and community.
A wedding in Annam (Middle of Vietnam) in the 1900s. The bridegroom's family was going to bride's house to ask her parents to take her home, a traditional process of Vietnamese people. Wedding of professor Nguyễn Văn Huyên and Ms. Vi Kim Ngọc in 1936.
The priest, seated between the bridegroom and the bride's father performs nikkah rites, the witnesses or "wakils" are sent to bride's room for her approval mostly her father and brothers, the "Haq-Mahr" (settlements) given by bridegroom is made according to Islamic laws, once the nikkah is performed everyone raise their hands and pray, the ...
The service then starts. The service is given either in Japanese, English or quite often, a mix of both. It follows Protestant ceremony, relaxed and not overtly religious. Typically part of 1 Corinthians 13 is read from the Bible. After the reading, there is a prayer and a short message, explaining the sanctity of the wedding vows (seiyaku ...