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Hindu Wedding Part 3 Posted by kunthra on Jun 9, 2009
The third installment of traditional Hindu weddings involve the post wedding preparations. After celebrations come to a close, there is an emotional part of the wedding that involves the bride leaving to go to the groom’s house. This is a painful ceremony for the bride and her family. There is a special term called babul…
Hindu Weddings Part 2 Posted by kunthra on Jun 6, 2009
Now the festivities during the actual wedding ceremony will be described. The groom wears a special turban called sehra (सेहरा). Fixed within the center of the turban is a gem studded oranament called a kalgi (कलगी). Sometimes a turra (तुर्रा) is also fitted to the turban. Flowers are also placed on the turban as well. The…
Hindu Weddings Posted by kunthra on Jun 3, 2009
Hindu weddings are elaborate and can last for days. The wedding ceremony can be broken in roughly three periods. The first part is the engagement period or the pre-wedding period. The engagement is made official when the parents of the bride and groom make an official statement in front of the community elders. The pre-weddings arrangements…