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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]
In these ceremonies, rice is thrown at the bride, groom or they kick a container containing the grain. Rituals include darshan, where the newly married couple are met, blessed and greeted by family and friends of the bride and groom. [42] After the Hindu wedding is complete, the bride leaves for groom's home via groom's car.
Rokka is one of the most significant ceremonies that take place before a Punjabi wedding. The Rokka ceremony marks the union of both the bride and groom's family and friends. During this event, the families of the bride and groom will begin to make general plans for the upcoming wedding, such as the date of the wedding. [1]
These 56 funny, romantic, and inspirational wedding quotes from movies, literature, artists, and philosophers are perfect for anniversaries, toasts, and vows.
The word Baraat is derived from Sanskrit word Varayātrā [8] (वरयात्रा) literally meaning groom's procession. In Bengali, the baraat is usually referred to as "Borjatri" (বরযাত্রী) when the groom along with his family members, friends and closest relatives leave for the bride's home which is the venue of the marriage.
The act of tying the sehra around the groom's head right before he leaves for the bride's house is called sehra bandi. Typically the groom's sisters, female cousins, Bhabhi or sister-in-law are the essential performers of sehra bandi. In the case of multiple sisters or female relatives, each woman takes a turn to perform the ritual one by one.
Among the Bombay East Indian Christians, the Umbracho Pani ceremony is held, a day before the wedding, in which water drawn from a well is used to bathe by the bride-to-be and groom-to-be. [12] On the wedding day, the couple meet in the presence of a priest at a church. Passages from the Bible are read out. The bride and groom take their ...
Sehra (سہرا) or prothalamion is a poem sung at a nikah (Muslim wedding) in praise of the groom, praying to God for his future wedded life. [1] Sehra is not the subject matter of folk songs alone, some of the prominent Urdu poets like Mirza Ghalib, Zauq and even Bahadur Shah Zafar too have composed sehras.