Different Rituals Performed In Himachal Pradesh Weddings

Every wedding ceremony is celebrated in a special way. Every culture has its own set of rituals which help in grand marriage celebration with rich tradition and heritage which passes on with each generation successively. Likewise wedding in Himachal Pradesh is also of different style. Here they differently celebrate a wedding ceremony and then rituals of greeting the newlywed couples. Like every marriage, in wedding in Himachal Pradesh there are also celebrations of the marriage very happily and in a very joyful manner. There are various rituals that take place between the families of couples and between couples over a yajna and pooja. Also there are various sacred rituals that are now faded with time as less and less people are aware of them.

Wedding in Himachal Pradesh

Also once the wedding ceremony is over there are various rituals done in different wedding ceremonies that mark the welcoming of the bride to the in-laws house. Firstly there is a pooja done by the bride at the holy place in guidance of the older and experienced women of the houses that direct her accordingly. Then there is sweet distribution done to mark the happiness of arrival of the new bride at the house. Then there is Dehre pooja done to worship the traditional heritage wall painting and the bride distributes the Gune with both hands to the people. This is also a ritual after marriage and the groom has to get these Gune first and reward the bride with jewelry or money in return. When all of these rituals are done there are traditional songs are sung by many women sitting around with music from traditional instruments. 

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