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  2. Indian wedding clothes - Wikipedia

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    Indian wedding accessories. Many communities of South, West, and Eastern India adhere to their traditional costumes, i.e. Dhoti and Mundu by some communities of the South. Kurta or a shirt may be worn or sometimes just an angavastram may be used to cover the chest.

  3. Mangala sutra - Wikipedia

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    A mangala sutra (Sanskrit: मङ्गलसूत्रम्, romanized: maṅgalasūtram), or tali (ISO: tāḷi), is a necklace that the groom ties around the bride's neck in the Indian subcontinent, in a ceremony called the Mangalya Dharanam (Sanskrit for 'wearing the auspicious') during a Hindu wedding.

  4. Nose chain - Wikipedia

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    Hindu tradition dictates that on the wedding night, the bride wears a nose chain which is hooked by a chain to either the earring or hair. The nose chain is worn by women for two reasons: Firstly to show respect and devotion to Goddess Parvati as she is considered the Goddess of marriage.

  5. Jewellery of Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia

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    Jewellery of Tamil Nadu. Tamil people have historically been connoisseurs of fine golden jewellery, which has a history predating the Sangam period in the Indian subcontinent. Ancient Tamil literature lists out the different types of jewellery worn by women historically from head to toe.

  6. Wedding sari - Wikipedia

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    A wedding sari is a traditional South Asian wedding dress, especially popular in South Indian states. The sari often consists of a combination of red and green, with golden brocade. Traditional Indian bride in Sari

  7. Punjabi wedding traditions - Wikipedia

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    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. Weddings in India - Wikipedia

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    Weddings in India vary according to the region, the religion, the community and the personal preferences of the bride and groom. They are festive occasions in India, and in most cases celebrated with extensive decorations, colour, music, dance, outfits and rituals that depend on the community, region and religion of the bride and the groom, as ...

  9. History of clothing in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    History of clothing in the Indian subcontinent can be traced to the Indus Valley civilization or earlier. Indians have mainly worn clothing made up of locally grown cotton . India was one of the first places where cotton was cultivated and used even as early as 2500 BCE during the Harappan era.

  10. Hindu wedding - Wikipedia

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    Indian Hindu wedding taking place in Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, India Typical Indian Hindu Wedding Decorations. In 2008, the Indian wedding market was estimated to be $31 billion a year. Various sources estimate India celebrates about 10 million weddings per year, and over 80% of these are Hindu weddings. The average expenditures exceed US$3,000 ...

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