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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.
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 ...
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.
Baraat ( Hindi: बरात, Urdu: بارات) ( pronunciation ⓘ) or Varayatra ( Sanskrit: वरयात्रा, romanized : Varayātrā) [1] [2] is a groom's wedding procession in Indian subcontinent. [3] [4] In Indian subcontinent, it is customary for the bridegroom to travel to the wedding venue (often the bride 's house) on a mare ...
The word sangeet is Sanskrit for "sung together." A sangeet ceremony is a traditional Punjabi and North Indian prewedding ceremony involving lots of festive dancing and celebratory songs. According to Sen, "it is traditionally recognized as a prewedding custom only in many parts of North India.
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 ...
In traditional Chinese wedding ceremonies, bride arrives in a jiao. At traditional Chinese weddings, the tea ceremony is the equivalent of an exchange of vows at a Western wedding ceremony. This ritual is still practiced widely among rural Chinese; however, young people in larger cities, as well as in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore ...
The Poruwa ceremony appears to have existed in Sri Lanka before the introduction of Buddhism in the 3rd century BC. The Poruwa ceremony was a valid custom as a registered marriage until the British introduced the registration of marriages by Law in 1870. Today's Poruwa ceremony has been influenced by both upcountry and low country customs of ...
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 ...
Rasgulla. India portal. v. t. e. Bahaghara ( Odia: ଓଡ଼ିଆ ବାହାଘର, also called as Odia Hindu wedding) is a wedding ceremony performed by Odia Hindu people in the Indian state of Odisha. There are subtle differences in the rites observed by different castes. In Odia marriage rituals, the mother of the bridegroom does not take ...