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Hindu weddings are fun. There is a lot of colorful culture and vibrancy that the weddings bring. A lot of things could not be understood by many people yet they are celebrated.
Hindu weddings follow customs. Most of it is lined on spiritual belief systems. Some of the events in Hindu weddings are symbolic in nature. They could have connections to age-old Hindu mythological epics.
Some Hindu weddings run for days. Some are short. Most Hindu weddings happen in India. A diverse country like India, will have people having different styles of Hindu weddings. But there are some basic touch-points in all of them. They are the following.
An astrologer is consulted to check if the horoscopes of the bride and groom match.
Asking elders to step-in and approve the marriage is the first step. Parents of the bride and groom should meet and formalize the event. They should let each other know of their approval. The groom always has the upper-hand in a Hindu marriage. All demands and wishes of the groom should be fulfilled by the bride’s family.
There are fifteen rituals in a Hindu wedding. For more expert advice, a Hindu wedding planner could be arranged to help arrange the performance all these rituals and give more information on them. All rituals are done by a temple priest.
A sari needs to be given to the bride. The bride should change to this sari during the ceremony. During the wedding food and accommodation has to be arranged by the bride’s family for the groom’s family. The bride and groom will exchange garland and rings. Following which the groom will tie a ”mangalsutra” to the bride.
