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The kaleidoscope of a typical wedding ceremony reveals very colorful and joyous images. Most of the Indian communities perform the
wedding ceremony at night and therefore the wedding night’s importance in the life of the couple really does not need any explanation in words. Prior to the actual wedding ceremony, several functions are held, both in the groom’s house and the bride’s house.
These functions are a very important part of the marriage ceremony. Relatives, friends and acquaintances come together to make the tender dreams of the girl or the boy a reality.
Though the most hectic activity is reserved for the wedding night, functions such as sangeet ceremony or the mehendi ceremony are mostly held at nights. Sangeet ceremony is a musical function in which both families take part and mehendi ceremony is held exclusively at the bride’s house.
She has her hands adorned by the colorful mehendi and much merrymaking forms a part of this ceremony.
After all the functions prior to the actual wedding ceremony are completed, comes the time to exchange vows on wedding night. One pertinent point that has to be mentioned here is that, Indian weddings are not only social events, they are holy ceremonies too.
All the rituals that are attached with them, in some way or other, refer to various deities and invoke them to give the couple their blessings.
With the arrival of wedding night, the bride looking resplendent in her wedding finery is escorted to the mandap by her relatives where the groom waits for her. In Indian weddings, the groom after arriving at bride’s house is welcomed by her parents with arti.
The wedding ceremony has a couple of rituals each with a beautiful meaning, for the couple to lead a happy and prosperous life together. It starts with the exchange of var mala and then one by one the rituals are performed. Kanyadaan, sat phere, sindoor daan and other rites are performed to complete the marriage.
Wedding night is a night of unbridled fun and excitement for the siblings and friends of the couple. Flirting young men and women from both the families try to avoid the prying eyes of the elders. Great food, rustling silks, heavy jewelry and fabulous music and dancing are part of any wedding night in India. For more on the enthralling customs and rituals keep browsing the pages of My Dear Valentine.
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