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  2. Wedding customs by country - Wikipedia

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    Indian weddings take anywhere from five minutes to several weeks, depending on region, religion, and a variety of other factors. Due to the diversity of Indian culture, the wedding style, ceremony and rituals may vary greatly amongst various states, regions, religions and castes.

  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. 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 ...

  5. Mehndi - Wikipedia

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    Mehndi is a ceremonial art form common in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. It is typically applied during weddings for Sikh, Muslim and Hindu brides. In Rajasthan, the grooms are given designs that are often as elaborate as those for brides. In Assam, apart from marriage, it is broadly used by unmarried women during Rongali Bihu.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Hindu wedding - Wikipedia

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    The wedding marks the start of the Grhastha (householder) stage of life for the new couple. In India, by law and tradition, no Hindu marriage is binding or complete unless the ritual of seven steps and vows in presence of fire (Saptapadi) is completed by the bride and the groom together.

  9. 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.

  10. Category:Indian wedding traditions - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Indian wedding traditions" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Alta (dye) B.

  11. Indian wedding card - Wikipedia

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    Indian wedding cards are cards that are made and distributed to invite guests to the wedding ceremony and to honour and commemorate the wedding of two people. Since the medieval period, Indian wedding cards have carried great importance in the Indian subcontinent, and are known through several names such as :निमंत्रण ...