Incorporates an Indian wedding and symbolizes a lot of rites and rituals, traditions, holidays and celebrations and includes thousands of small customs that were inherited from generation to generation. It is one of the oldest traditions of Indian culture. Be a Bengali wedding (the state of West Bengal), a Muslim nikaah, a Sikh Said, a Tamil or a garba gujarati marriage, all these have one thing in common, the existence of family rituals. Indian culture is predominant in India. The elements of this ceremony was established more than 40 centuries ago in ancient Hindu scriptures called Vedas. Not only is a meeting of a man and a woman, but also their families.
A wedding Rajasthani (Rajasthan State)
No other traditional ceremony in India equals the splendor and grandeur of a Rajasthani wedding. Reflects an incomparable love and great appearance has captured the imagination of many people. And so in recent years has increased the number of return visitors to Rajasthan to get married.
Apart from the couple, the guests also have a decent role. Here, it was decided the wedding date according to the movements of the planets and generally more favorable dates are between May and July and November and February.
The wedding takes place in the bride's house where the groom is a procession (barat) together with a large number of people. He goes to the bride's house riding a white hair like a king holding a sword. The bride's family takes care of the guests and makes sure nothing is missing, including many efforts to take care of the guests.
The ceremony before the wedding
Dastoor and Mehfils Pithi
Pithi ceremony Dastoor tries to paint the boyfriend / girlfriend with a paste made of turmeric powder and sandal. No boyfriends allowed to leave the house once the ceremony begins. The bride is dressed in a Rajasthani dress of yellow and sits among a group of women portrayed. A similar ceremony takes place at the groom's house as well although not to as large a scale. Mehfil (a meeting of all family members and guests) is an integral part of every wedding in Rajasthan. Usually takes place in the afternoon. People dressed in bright clothing makes ghoomar (a special dance group.
Palla Dastoor
The wedding day, a day before this, relatives of the groom carrying the palla dastoor to the home of the bride. This consists of clothing, jewelry, and gifts that the bride has to be at the wedding.
Baraat
(The parade of the groom and his guests to the house of the bride's wedding day)
A baraat of the Rajputs is only for men. The groom is dressed in a achkan (a long shirt) of gold color with a yellow turban and a churidar or jodhpurs (about pajamas) with jootis (typically Rajasthanis shoes). The other members of baraat also carry a similar suit and everyone, including the groom who rides an elephant or a horse, carry swords.
Wedding Ceremonies
As soon as you start the wedding ceremony, the groom will take you inside where women where you get the mother of the bride doing the aarti (a type of ceremony) and then takes you to the mandap (the place where they place rituals of the wedding). The bride does not teach his face during the ceremony.
The wedding ceremony after
Bidai (farewell)
At the time of the departure of the bride, a coconut is placed under the wheel of the car before the bride lifts her veil before her husband for the first time. At this time, the groom usually gives him a piece of jewelry.
Grihapravesh (entrance in the house)
This takes place after the bride reaches her husband's house. The bride is without exposing your face. During this ceremony, the bride and groom are played each other.
A wedding in Kerala
The previous ceremony
According to traditional Hindu culture in Kerala also a wedding begins with the exchange of horoscopes of the bride and groom by the parents. If you agree with each other, will decide the date of the wedding after consulting astrologers. One day before the wedding, the groom receives the blessings of all and then dinner with their families. The bride does the same at home.
The wedding day
The wedding takes place during the day. Before going to the place of the wedding, the groom is a temple and asked the blessings of their parents and their families and then arrives at the home of the bride dressed in a dhoti (a long white cloth) and a angavastram.
The wedding ceremony
The wedding ceremony takes place around the agni (fire). The newlyweds are three rounds of the sacred fire. After this, the father of the groom ties around the neck of a boyfriend Taali is a yellow wire and then the groom gives his daughter's hand and this ceremony is called kanyadanam. Then, the groom sits in front of the bride and lean back to touch his forehead. The bride offers rice to the fire while reciting a mantra (holy hymns). She puts her hands on her boyfriend and makes the man (a ceremony before the fire in which he offers some materials to fire). And then the boyfriend moves the foot of the bride to himself seven times and this symbolizes his entry into the family.
The wedding ceremony after
After the wedding, there's a party after which the newlyweds depart for the groom's house. The Vidai (bounce) occurs at a fixed time according to the muhooratam (due time). After receiving the blessings of parents and other relatives who are there out there for the ceremony grihapravesh in your new home.
The groom's house
The first ritual that occurs at the groom's house is called Kudiveypu it means to make a new family. At the door of the house, becomes a kind of aarti of the couple with a lamp. The bride puts her right foot first in the house with a traditional lamp in his hand as he enters. Then make a pooja (a sacred) of the god Ghana. And then the bride boiling milk in the kitchen to make their inclusion in the family.