Wedding Ceremony: Reflection of Rich Culture and Beautiful Traditions

Indian weddings are the most colorful, elaborate and lively event among all the cultures. In India, wedding is a social affair, not only the bride and grooms are the main characters, but the families on both sides are the star players!

Segments in Indian Wedding:

• Pre-Wedding
• Wedding
• Post-Wedding

Wedding Rituals:
With a diverse culture, each region of the country has its own distinctive languages, cuisine, customs, traditions and wedding rituals as well. So, let’s have a look on the wedding rituals.

• A wedding takes place at the brides' home, characterized by several pre-wedding and post-wedding ceremonies like Sangeet, Mehendi, Engagement ceremony, etc.. The boy and the girl exchange rings in the presence of a religious priest, family and close friends.
• On the wedding day, the groom's family sets off for the girls' house with lots of cheering and dancing. The groom mounts a brightly adorned horse, with the youngest boy of the family and preceded by a crowd of his musical band, friends and relatives. 
• The groom and his family are warmly received by the girl's family with the exchange of flower garlands.
• Get up to exchange garlands in the Jaimala ceremony.
• Finally, the most awaited moments begins with the wonderful music of Sehnai.
• The next part is the Saat Phere (7 Vows) that the bride and groom take around the ceremonial fire while taking vows to love and honor each other throughout their lives.

Each circle of Saat Phere (7 Vows) symbolizes as:

        1st Circle: We promise to respect each other and care of each other's well being, both material                           and spiritual.

        2nd Circle: Together we will protect and provide for our family.

       3rd Circle: We take an oath of trust and loyalty to each other.

        4th Circle: We will fill each other's lives with love, compassion, understanding, sacrifice, and                               service.

        5th Circle: Let us reconfirm our four vows of love, family duty, harmony and growth.

        6th Circle: We will perform all acts of righteousness.

        7th Circle: Now with these seven steps, we are related as husband and wife and our bond is                               eternal.

•  After taking vows, there are few other rituals like:

               Sweet Exchange

               Sindoor Daan

               Mangalsutra

• The bride is then given a tearful send-off by her family.

Sounds interesting!!! Let’s be a part of the traditional wedding and explore the rich culture.

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