Incredibly Beautiful Traditional Indian Wedding Ceremony

by Devaraj Ramasubramanian Best Wedding Planners in Chennai

A wedding celebration in India, like a fairytale extravaganza, breaks into the lives of two people and, according to the ancient Aryan Vedas, unites souls. Two families enter into unbroken karmic bonds affecting each of the many relatives. In order for the laws of the universe to manifest themselves favorably to young people entering into marriage, ancient rituals and traditions should be very strictly observed. Indian wedding is an incredible sight.

In preparing the ceremony in an atmosphere of attention to detail (what will be the dress, outfit for the groom, decoration of the hall, and so on) and reverence for the deities, Indians always remember that Vivaha sacral rite will connect a man and a woman not only in this life, but for seven the following. The most important ritual is one of the sixteen Sanskar, the sacraments in the life of a Hindu on his way from birth to death. Of particular fundamental importance in the sacred sacrament is the chastity of the bride.

The Value of the Wedding in India

The sacral significance of a wedding as a truly fateful event is manifested, above all, in the selection of the day of the marriage, the compilation of the horoscopes of the bride and groom, and a thorough analysis of their compatibility. Thus, relatives are convinced of the similarity of the characters of the future spouses, and they hope that there will be good luck in their life together.

According to all ancient Vedic regulations, this celebration precedes - the wedding action - the tilak ritual and the engagement takes place most often a month before the sacred event. In a society with a special veneration of a man, it is the father who is looking for a spouse for the daughter who is able to take care of and provide for her throughout life. Men from both families participate in the tilak ritual.

The groom before the wedding should not see the dress of the bride. And the father of the future bride, surrounded by his relatives, visits the groom's home, in observance of a special custom, he puts on the forehead of his future son-in-law a sacred sign of turmeric tilak, this recognition of consent to marriage. Brahman conducts the ritual of worshiping the deities of the puja. All the relatives of the bride in the male line put the same mark on the groom's forehead and give him gifts, confirming that they agree with the choice of the son-in-law. For rich meals from the family of the bridegroom, the bride receives gifts, and the exact date of the wedding ceremony is appointed.

Preparing an Indian Bride for A Wedding

In the preparation of future celebrations, the most important place among the ceremonies is sangit - these are cheerful and happy bride preparations. Women of both families spend it with the use of dances and songs, wishes of the future bride are heard about the welfare and success in marriage. The bride's dress (sari) also needs to be prepared - to decorate. Delicious dishes are prepared by relatives of the bride, and she responds to the wishes of the guests. And the only woman remains sad at such a merry feast, this is the mother of the bride, aware of the forthcoming separation from her daughter

The bride participates in another very important ceremony. Wedding action - Sukhagin rite. On it they pray for wives who had previously left their husband to the gods and the duty in the family according to the Vedas who fulfilled it in full. In India it is considered shameful to outlive her husband, because his life and health in the understanding of people is in the hands of his wife. Women who died before their husbands are dressed during cremation in an elegant dress, in special clothes and jewelry. To the widow is treated with disdain, she is obliged to wear mourning white clothes without ornaments until her death, she is not called to religious ceremonies and celebrations, they are considered an outcast in society. The great blessing in the country to the woman who died married.

The most important ceremony on the eve of the wedding is considered the ceremony of Mehndi, when, with friends and relatives, certain solemn henna patterns are applied to the hands of the bride. The dress of the bride is also decorated. This day is no less important than the Sangit ceremony. As soon as the patterns are applied, the bride does not leave her home before the wedding day.

On the day of the celebration or on the eve, Haldi’s ritual takes place in the homes of the bride and groom, according to which the face, skin of the hands and feet, combined by marriage, rub ointment with turmeric, which gives the skin a special inner radiance and brilliance. On the dress ointment should not get. At the same time, the ancestors are commemorated by conducting the Shraddha ceremony.

Indian Dresses of the Future Spouses

Traditionally, the bride's attire at a wedding celebration is a burgundy, red or golden Indian wedding dress - a sari, in a braided oblique hairstyle jewelry and flowers. The section of eyes is brought by the line of a black eyeliner kadzhal, from which the look becomes mysterious and attractive. In the center of the forehead between the eyebrows draw a red bindi point sacral symbol of marriage. The parting in the hair of the syndur is tinted with a reddish vegetable color and the mangtika is put on, a special piece of jewelry.

In the wing of the left nostrils, a nath ring is inserted, symbolizing marriage. A massive rather heavy wedding decoration - gold earrings Karn Phul encrusted with precious multi-colored stones. The haar jewel necklace has a different design according to local traditions and is inherited in Indian families. Different in shape and size bracelets dress above the elbow and on the wrist, soldered with bells for the legs.

Robes for the solemn occasion of the groom look no less elegant and beautiful than the dress of the bride. Elongated, with embroidery, he dressed a smart coat of shervani with chiridan's narrow in tone pants. Juti shoes are embroidered with beads, usually with their noses raised up. The pagdi turban is also a special cut, it can be decorated with pendants made of flowers and beads.

The bridegroom, surrounded by relatives, arrives at the bride’s house on a festively decorated elephant, but today a car has begun to participate in the ceremony. The girl's mother, wearing a festive dress, at the meeting holds the ceremony of worship of the arati, here a red dot - tilak is applied on the forehead of the future spouse. A magnificently decorated wedding tent, under which the main sacral event takes place, is installed nearby. In the shadow of the tent, the newlyweds in the ritual of Var Mala to the sounds of sacred mantras are changing with festive garlands of flowers. So they agree to marry.

United hands of young people are traditionally tied with symbolic threads. The wedding ceremony in India is accompanied by the Kanya Daan ceremony. The father of the future wife washes the hands of the newlyweds with spring water. The clothes of the future spouses are tied by a strong knot from below. The culmination of the events is the sacrament of Agni Parinaya to the sounds of mantras, the newlyweds make three circles around the sacrificial fire, they become spouses only after that.

After the ceremony of Sindurdan, where the bridegroom dyes the parting of his young wife with a red dye made from plants, he presents him with jewels, after the magnificent feast, the blessings of the brahmana and his relatives, the newlyweds go to their spouse's house. As you can see, an Indian wedding is a combination of a multitude of rituals, rituals and manifestations of Indian culture.

On the threshold of a new house in the rite of meeting a bride in-law, the girl performs arati according to the custom, knocking over a jug of rice grains and small coins on the floor with her foot, calling for material well-being. Later, the bride is asked to stand with bare feet in a dish with dyeing red powder and go into the house, leaving bright marks on the white cloth, symbolizing good luck.

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