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Matrimony in India |
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Matrimony in India is believed to be made in heaven. Marriage customs and rituals have reasons and stories behind them and they are followed for centuries. In India, matrimony signifies the strongest bond between a man and a woman with a legal and a social sanctity.
Indian matrimony, especially Hindu matrimony is not treated as a contract buy a sacrament of two souls. It is a life long commitment of a man to his wife and a woman to her husband. Ancient Indian Matrimony was guided by the laws of Manu, which strictly disallowed divorce and remarriage.
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India is a diverse country and marriage ceremonies differ according to the length and the breadth of the country. The ceremonies in an Indian wedding reflects the regional color. The cleansing ceremony before the marriage is marked by the application of turmeric, sandalwood paste and oils on the bride . After that the bride takes bath to the chant of the Vedic mantras. The mandapam or the altar is erected at the marriage venue. The series of wedding rituals are presided over by the priests. Vermilion in the forehead of women is a symbol of Indian marriage which is a common practice in almost all the regions.
Punjabi matrimonials are filled with thrill and excitement. Marriages in Punjab are generally fixed by the parents, love marriages, now, have become very common. Roka, mangni or engagement, garholi, kaliras and sehrabandi are the colorful ceremonies in a Punjabi marriage. Mandap mahurat, griha shanti and
A Gujarati matrimonials are full of symbolic rituals. It is believed that the wife after her marriage becomes her husband's 'sahdharmacharini' or equal. Mandap mahurat, griha shanti and jaan are the pre wedding rituals. Kanyadaan is a significant wedding ritual which connotes giving away of the bride to the son in law, in front of the sacred fire and the priest chanting vedic mantras. Kanyadaan is one common ritual in matrimony in India. Hasta milap,pheras and saptapadis completes and sanctifies the marriage.
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