The Big Fat Indian Wedding!

Wedding, that one function we all enjoy!

Indian weddings are a must to experience. It's full of, music, dance, food, glam, laughs...which last for multiple days before and after the wedding takes place.


Ceremony:

• The Ganesh Pooja will occur on the first night of the ceremony. This includes a priest performing a ceremony with only close family members, the bridal party, the bride and the groom.
• The next day is a ceremony for the women called the Mehndi ceremony. This is where henna tattoos will be created on the feet and hands. Later that evening a celebration called Sangeet will occur.

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Main Ceremony:

• The bride and groom,parents of the bride and the priest sit under a canopy called a Mandap.



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•  The bride is then given away.
• Holding hands, the couple then circles around a small fire to participate in the ritual of Mangal Phera.
• Next, comes the couple's vows, and the couple takes seven symbolic steps forward together.



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• Red powder, called Sindoor is then applied by the groom to the forehead of the bride.
• Finally, a Mangral Sutra, or black beaded necklace, is tied around the neck of the bride. This symbolizes that she is no longer single, but married.



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• Then happens the Kanya Dan: One of the most purest sacrifices ever, the bride's father gives away his daughter to the groom to the accompaniment of chanting of sacred mantras.
• After the wedding ceremony is over, elders come and give the cuople Aashirvadah. The couple receives blessings from all the elders in the family who wish them a successful married life.



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