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Indian marriages are symbolised by a host of rites and rituals, traditions, pomp and festivity and several small customs...Be it a Bengali wedding, a Muslim nikaah, a Sikh shaadi, a Tamil marriage or a Gujrati garba, they all have one thing in common - the existence of family rituals. They have immense glamour in them. Be it whichever community, each has maintained a tradition heralded from generations and still nurturing it. Subhvivaah.com brings to you a quick look on Indian weddings, vivaahs, shaadis, nikaahs, lagans, lagnas, shubh vivahs in all their glory.

So deep-rooted is the cultural heritage of India that the customs and traditions, which had once originated several ages ago with the fabrication of various social and religious groups, have come a long way down the ages, and still are an undistinguishable part of our social make-up. In fact, these ceremonial sacraments are the very gist and spirit of India; and who knows better the subtle joy of traditions and rituals, and the bliss of identifying with one's roots, than we Indians do.

Otherwise engrossed in our everyday life, we find the opportunity to realize our identity and roots in these ceremonies. Weddings are certainly the biggest and the most vivacious of all such events of social gatherings. And like all other ceremonies, weddings too are interspersed with various rites and rituals, which are the very life and blood of the all the ceremonies in India.

"Unity in Diversity" has always been the appellation for our varied cultural heritage. Acquaint yourself with how the rites and rituals of various social clusters are diverse, and yet entwined with the same thread of alikeness.

Wedding Rituals

Mehndi :

Mehndi is applied to the palms and the feet of the bride one-day prior to the wedding. Also, a 'mandap' or an awning is raised. Next morning, the would-be bride and the groom are anointed with a mixture of sandalwood and turmeric pastes at their homes, which is believed to impart radiance to the skin. The paste is washed-off with the chanting of Vedic hymns.

The Baraat :

The noisiest procession, but the most vivacious one too, is baraat. The groom arrives mounted on a mare, with his family and the guests and a band of musicians following, who play catchy filmy tunes and the relatives of the groom, and the guests, dance to the tunes being played expressing their pleasure. The baraat is welcomed at the entrance of the wedding hall by the relatives of the bride.

The actual marriage ceremony commences hereafter with the priest chanting the hymns all the time and directing the bride and the groom to perform some rituals like pouring the "havan samagri" into the holy fire with the chanting of the hymns.

Kanya Daan :

Literally meaning gifting the daughter away, this ritual is performed by the father of the bride, by pouring out a pious water, connoting giving her daughter away to her husband. As the tradition has it, the father of the bride asks the groom to promise him that the groom will assist his bride in actualizing the three prime objectives of married life, namely-dharma, artha, and kama. The groom complies by repeating thrice that he would do the same.

The Vivaah :

The ritual connotes the actual marriage, for the very meaning of the word "vivaah" is-marriage. The priest ties the end of the groom's dhoti or the kurta; whichever he is wearing, with that of the bride's saree, the knot signifying the sacred wedlock. The groom and the bride then exchange garlands and then circle the holy fire seven times, making seven promises to be fulfilled in the married life, after which they are considered to be 'married' to each other. This ritual is called "phere" or "saptapadi".

Mangal Sutra and Suhaag :

These rituals are very eminent in a Hindu marriage. The groom clasps a necklace, bearing the signs of Shiva or Vishnu, to the neck of the bride. The suhaag is the smearing of sindoor on the bride's forehead by the groom.

Aashirwaad :

The wedding is concluded with the parents of the groom blessing the newly wed couple.

Post - Wedding Rituals Grihapravesh :

The bride's first entrance into her new home and the new life is termed "Grihapravesh", meaning- entering the home. The notable thing about this entrance is that the bride crosses the threshold setting in her right foot first, as it is believed to be propitious. Having entered the home, the bride is welcomed by the groom's mother with "aarti".