INDIA is a place where people of
diverse cultures reside. People with different cultures celebrate several
festivals following their traditions and rituals. Marriages in India are no
less than a festival. People related to bride and groom celebrates the wedding
to the fullest and makes it a happening occasion by adding all the colours of
joy and happiness into it. A number of rituals are performed as these are
believed to be related with the welfare of the Indian Jodi, i.e. bride and
groom.
Indian believes
about marriage
According to Indian
belief ,a wedding is just not considered as a matter of one life
but it is believed that if once knot is tied between husband and wife
,the relation lasts for seven lives .But with the passage of time, Indian
society is also undergoing a change where old believes are being shattered away
and new ideologies are being accepted. As an example, where in older days,
bride and groom could only see each other after their marriage, today they are
free enough to choose their life partner on their own.
Though, we can quote a number of
examples where Indian society is undergoing a change especially with reference
to marriages, but still there are a number of taboos like dowry, which needs to
be done away with. Lavishness has always been an indispensable part of Indian
marriage and groom’s parents demand a huge amount of money from bride’s family
in the form of dowry. People behave as spendthrifts and try to show-off their
wealth in every possible way, no matter even if they’ll have to borrow money
from available sources.
Colours of Indian
marriage
In spite of all
such issues, it can be said that Indian marriages are the most attractive ones.
The way all the arrangements are made, it seems that one is attending the
marriage of a prince and princess. New colourful clothes are given preference
by each and every person attending the marriage occasion. For Indian women,
jewellery is something that denotes their wealth, so they try putting on new
jewels matching their new dresses.
Different marriage ceremonies
Different marriage ceremonies
Marriages are not just a single day
affair in Indian pretext, sometimes it is even extended to one whole week,
dividing days for different ceremonies like
o Roka: It is very first step, which includes formal
commitment of marriage and acceptance by both bride’s and groom’s family.
o Shagun: Exchange of sweets and gifts by both the
families involved.
o Haldi: Cleansing ceremony during which turmeric
paste is applied to both bride and groom on their whole body.
o Ring ceremony: Also known as engagement, it
involves exchange of rings between they would be wife and husband.
o Ladies Sangeet: Women relatives play dholki,
sing and dance and add fun elements to lighten the serious atmosphere of
marriage. In current day, DJ parties are thrown on the day.
o Mehndi: Applying henna on the hands and feet of bride
along with the husband’s name in it, which signifies strengthening the bond of
love.
o Tilak: This ceremony involves greeting the groom
with auspicious vermilion paste and rice by bride’s father.
o Reception: The first public appearance of
the couple together, after wedding where they receive the blessing and gifts
from the society and relatives. It is just an extension of the wedding day.
People belonging to different
religions have different ceremonies but they are almost the same, only having
varied names. From among the marriages performed all around the world, Indian
marriages are most glossy and glamorous ones. Though people of different
religions, caste and communities follow their own customs to celebrate this
occasion but one thing that remains common in all of them is the display of
love, concern, commitment and emotions. Every Indian marriage lasts as a
memorable moment in thoughts of all those people who attends it.
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