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  2. Indian wedding clothes - Wikipedia

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    In Indian culture, the wedding dress of bride comes from groom's side as a shagun. Red is considered to be the most auspicious color among Hindus. While the sari is preferred as the bridal dress in South India, West, East India, traditional wear such as the mekhela sador is preferred in North-east India and brides of the North of India prefer ...

  3. Weddings in India - Wikipedia

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    Weddings are a major business in India. According to a report by KPMG in 2017, the Indian wedding industry is estimated to be around $40–50 billion. [16] It is the second largest wedding market after the United States, which is at $70 billion. [17] While the industry is very unorganised with small and medium scale businesses, there are also ...

  4. Wedding customs by country - Wikipedia

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    It is the custom that the groom and his family pay for all the wedding expenses. The bride's family gather together before the wedding in the bride's parents house. The groom's family come and take the bride from the house in a decorated car along with the one bride's mate which usually is the bride's sister, cousin, or best friend.

  5. Wedding - Wikipedia

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    Most wedding ceremonies involve an exchange of marriage vows by a couple, presentation of a gift (offering, rings, symbolic item, flowers, money, dress), and a public proclamation of marriage by an authority figure or celebrant. Special wedding garments are often worn, and the ceremony is sometimes followed by a wedding reception.

  6. Marriage in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    Marriage in Hinduism. A Bengali Hindu couple during their wedding ceremony. A North Indian couple wearing traditional attire during a ring ceremony. A Rajput Hindu couple making an offering during their wedding ceremony. A Tamil Hindu couple during their wedding ceremony. The Hindu marriage ( Sanskrit: विवाह, romanized : Vivāha, lit.

  7. Punjabi wedding traditions - Wikipedia

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    According to Sen, "it is traditionally recognized as a prewedding custom only in many parts of North India. Historically, the Indian wedding tradition of a sangeet ceremony was a female-only event that was organized by the ladies of the bride and groom's families to celebrate the bride a few days before the main wedding ceremony.

  8. Hindu wedding - Wikipedia

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    An Indian girl holding an umbrella for a Hindu wedding ceremony. In North Indian weddings, the bride and the groom say the following words after completing the seven steps: We have taken the Seven Steps. You have become mine forever. Yes, we have become partners. I have become yours. Hereafter, I cannot live without you. Do not live without me.

  9. Indian wedding card - Wikipedia

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    Indian weddings are usually a large gathering wherein each and every family members along with their friends attend and enjoy the whole celebration. In this culture, wedding is regarded as one of the most auspicious occasion and which is not just the weaving of two persons rather it is a ceremony of unification of two families with the same ...

  10. Telugu wedding ceremony - Wikipedia

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    The Telugu Hindu wedding ceremony ( Telugu : తెలుగు వివాహ వేడుక, Telugu Vivāha Vēḍuka) [1] is the traditional wedding ceremony of the Telugu people in India. In the 19th century, the ceremony could last up to sixteen days ( Padahaaru Rojula Panduga ). In modern times, it can last two or more days, depending ...

  11. Sati (practice) - Wikipedia

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    Satipratha is also, on occasion, used as a term signifying the custom of burning widows alive. The Indian Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987 Part I, Section 2(c) defines sati as the act or rite itself. The spelling suttee is a phonetic spelling using 19th-century English orthography.