The Haryanvi marriages are vibrant and marked by tradition. A wedding in Haryana culminates in happy marriage by following Vedic rituals. https://weddingdoers.com

1. Main Wedding Celebrations of
Haryanvi Marriage

2. Like any other state in India, Haryana
also takes pride in its customs based on
Vedic Aryans traditions. Haryanvi
Marriages are an elaborate affair which
starts a month before the actual wedding
ceremony. There are several rituals
including following:
Rituals Prior to Wedding:
The rituals prior to wedding start with
‘Sagai’ or engagement ceremony
in wedding in Haryana. It is followed by
‘Anguthi Pahanana’ in which wedding…
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Main Wedding Celebrations of
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3. ring is presented to the bride by groom.
Later, one month before the wedding,
bride and the groom’s maternal uncles
are invited in a ritual called ‘Bhat nutana.’
Then, Lord Ganesha is worshipped by
both the families in ‘Ban baihana’ ritual.
Further, ghee, turmeric and grounded
barley paste is used by the bride's family
as a fairness cream in ritual known as the
‘Pithi lagana.’ After this, in ‘Banori’ ritual,
the groom and the bride are served meal
at the house of priest. Later, several
rituals known as Khichai, Ratijka, Mehndi
lagana and Chak Puja are carried out…
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4. till ‘Barat nikasi’, in which groom departs
for the venue of the wedding by riding on
a horse with vibrant decorations. On this
occasion, groom’s dress contains a long
jacket known as sherwani over a churidar
and turban having a brooch. With this, the
wedding procession marches while the
participants dance in front on rhythms
played on the ‘dholak.’
Rituals in Wedding:
During the wedding, various rituals
including Seha, Chawal chadhana, …
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5. Toran and Varmala take place. These are
followed by arti, hathlewa, gajoa and
satphere take place during which the
couple make seven encirclements of the
holy fire.
• Kanya Dan:
The father of the bride gives his daughter
away in wedding to groom by symbolic
pouring of pure water. The vows of
alliance and loyalty are taken by reciting
of hymns from vedas followed by ritual
known as Thapa lagana. …
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6. Rituals after the Wedding
Several rituals after the marriage are
performed, which include Kanwar Kaleva,
Rangbari and Samthui. The family of the
bride gives gifts to groom’s relatives in
ritual called Dat. This is followed by
Jhunwari ritual.
One of the important ritual invoking strong
emotions is called ‘Vidai’ or when farewell
of bride from her parent’s house takes
place and leaves for house of her
husband. This is followed by a…
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7. tradition known as ‘Kanka Doraa’ or
thread tying ceremony. It is followed by
the ‘Dwar Rukai’ ritual at groom’s house
where couple is stopped by aunt and
sisters of the groom and allowed to enter
only after earthen pot is destroyed on
ground. After this, ‘Griha Pravesh’ or
home entering ritual is performed where
couple is welcomed by mother-in-law with
Aarti. The bride puts her right foot forward
with vermilion powder as mark of best
future. The beginning of happy marriage
for future at her new house is denoted by
kicking the vessel filled with rice and…
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8. coins by her feet which are covered with
the red paste. This is followed by ‘Muh
Dikhai’ ritual in which members of new
family come to familiarize with the bride
and bestow her with gifts and love.
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