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  2. Antam Sanskar - Wikipedia

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    Antam Sanskar (Gurmukhi: ਅੰਤਮ ਸੰਸਕਾਰ atama sasakāra) refers to the funeral rites in Sikhism. Antam (or Antim) means "final", while sanskar means "rite". [1] In Sikhism, death is considered a natural process and God 's will or Hukam. To a Sikh, birth and death are closely associated, because they are both part of the cycle ...

  3. Punjabi wedding traditions - Wikipedia

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    Ubtan [clarification needed] is supposed to bring a glow to the bride's and groom's body, especially on their faces. This tradition is also known as Shaint in some cultures. After this ritual, the bride and groom are constrained from meeting each other until the wedding ceremony. [ 1] Punjabi shagun register.

  4. Anand Karaj - Wikipedia

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    Anand Karaj ( Punjabi: ਅਨੰਦ ਕਾਰਜ ānada kāraja) is the Sikh wedding ceremony, meaning "Act towards happiness" or "Act towards happy life", that was introduced by Guru Amar Das. The four laavaan (hymns which take place during the ceremony) were composed by his successor, Guru Ram Das. Although the recitation of Guru Amar Das ...

  5. Laavaan - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The laava phere (Punjabi: ਲਾਵਾਂ ਫੇਰੇ ( Gurmukhi); singular laav; ਲਾਵਾਂ), also known as Lavan [1], are the four hymns of the Anand Karaj ( Sikh wedding ceremony) which form the main part of this ceremony. The four hymns are from the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy scriptures and appear on Ang 773 to 774 of the ...

  6. Punjabi culture - Wikipedia

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    Punjabi culture grew out of the settlements along the five rivers (the name Punjab, is derived from two Persian words, Panj meaning "Five" and Âb meaning "Water") which served as an important route to the Near East as early as the ancient Indus Valley civilization, dating back to 3000 BCE. [ 1] Agriculture has been the major economic feature ...

  7. Brahmanippattu - Wikipedia

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    Brahmanippattu. Brahmanippattu is a type of domestic devotional offering performed usually in connection with marriages. [1] [2] Women of the Nambeesan caste (one of the Pushpaka Brahmin castes) called Brahmani s or Pushpinis alone are entitled to do it. In the dance, the women stand round a decorated stool on which some symbolic representation ...

  8. File:Punjabi Wedding by Sumita Roy.webm - Wikipedia

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    English: Jaimala/Varmala of Punjabi Wedding: After Milni, the bride and groom come in the center of the circle where the family is standing, and place a heavily made garland made of flowers- varmala on each other to state, they accept each other and will love and live together with one another. Friends and relatives of the bride and groom ...

  9. Punjabis - Wikipedia

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    The Punjabis ( Punjabi: پنجابی ( Shahmukhi); ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ( Gurmukhi); romanised as Panjābī) [26] [27] are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group [28] associated with the Punjab region, comprising areas of eastern Pakistan and northwestern India. [29] They generally speak Standard Punjabi or various Punjabi dialects on both sides.