Wedding Traditions - You Would See In A Typical Indian Wedding

 

So here are some amazing pre-wedding and wedding traditions that you would observe:

There are various wedding and post wedding functions which one would see during a typical Indian wedding. These traditions are being carried and followed on since years and years and have some divine and fun elements to it.

Pre –Wedding Tradition:

 Haldi :-

In this ceremony, Haldi (turmeric) oil and water is applied to both groom and bride. The bride’s haldi comes from the groom’s house. It is said the bride has to apply the groom’s Jhutan Haldi (that which is applied on the groom’s body and removed after it dries off). After the haldi ceremony, neither the groom nor bride can meet each other or go out of the house until the day of their marriage.

Mehendi :-

In this ceremony Mehendi / Heena is applied on the hands and feet of the bride. It is said that deeper the colour of mehendi on the hands of the bride, the stronger the groom love for the bride. The fun element is added by putting the grooms name in the mehendi design which the groom has to locate.

In Marwadi and Rajasthani weddings, this mendhi is applied on the grooms hand as well.

Sangeet :-

In this function generally ladies take part. They sing songs teasing the bride, groom and her in-laws on the beats of dholak. Girls and other relatives perform dance numbers.

The more modernised version of this function is DJ’s are called in to play some great numbers on which the relatives perform.

Songs that relate to the bride’s maika (her maternal house) and sasural (her in-laws house) are played and performed. This adds that fun quotient to this function.

The wedding Dress :-

As the tradition follows the brides Shaadi ka Joda (the wedding dress) comes from her sasural (Groom/in- laws house). A huge Thal (Plate) is decorated in which the jewellery, ornaments, wedding dress is kept and sent to the brides place. The Joda is generally a Saree or Lehenga (Blouse and Skirt), which brides wear for the wedding.

Similarly, the groom’s wedding dress comes from his in-laws place in a Thal with Teeka and jewellery. In Rajputana wedding’s, there is a tradition where the bride’s father has to send a Sword to the groom along with the wedding dress.

 

Now that we have gone through some pre- wedding functions, let us see some wedding ceremonies (These are carried out during the day of the marriage)

1) Baraat :-

This is a procession where the groom sits of the Ghodi (White Horse decorated) and his parents, relatives walk along with him. In this procession a band/ DJ plays music and the relatives dance to these tunes. This procession starts from the groom’s house till the wedding venue.

Once this baarat reaches the wedding venue, they are welcomed by the bride’s parents. Bride’s mother welcomes the groom by doing a small aarti and tilak. Once this aarti is done, she has to catch groom’s nose and the groom has to avoid the same. It is said that if the mother in law is successful in catching the groom’s nose then the groom will lifelong be dominated by his in-laws.

2) Jootha Churana :-

Once the groom gets down from the Ghodi, he has to remove his shoes and sit in the Mandap (Place where the sacred fire is lit for marriage). The bride’s sister has to steal these shoes and hide them. The groom’s brothers have to prevent this. If the girl’s are successful in hiding the shoes then they can demand the money they want from the groom. This is where the whole negotiation starts; the bride’s sisters demand an amount from the groom for the shoes and then settle on a fixed sum and then return the shoes.

3) Sapthpadhi :-

Sapthapadhi means taking seven Pheres (rounds) around the sacred fire. But before this ceremony, bride and groom exchange Varamala i.e Garland with each other. After this they sit besides the sacred fire where the priest reads out sacred Mantras and explain them the importance of marriage. Kanyadaan is done by the bride’s parents and is one of the emotional situation for both of them.

Once this is done the bride and groom take seven vows by going round the sacred fire. Where every Phera is a vow, by the groom to his bride, for their entire life. Then the groom puts Mangalsutra in the brides neck and fills her maang with kumkum, this pronounces that they are married.

4) Bidai :-

It means bidding farewell to the bride by her parents and relatives. The significance of this ceremony is that the girl is now leaving her maternal house to join her husband. This is the most emotional part of the whole wedding for the bride and her parents. All the years spent with them just passes by them in that fraction of second.

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