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1. Various Indian Trends and The Wedding
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India is the country known for unity
in diversity. It consists of citizens
from different religions, cultures,
sects and races. There diversity in
marriage rituals of people of
different cultures is quite genuine
and natural, yet different from other
culture.
Different rituals of wedding
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3. an attempt is made to familiarise
wedding rituals of different cultures.
1. Hindu Wedding Rituals
Hindu wedding starts with ring
ceremony. The other essential
custom of Hindu wedding is
"Mehndi" function when women
relatives of bride apply mehndi over
her arms and legs. Musical
gatherings of ladies fill the
atmosphere with mangal geet (Holy
Songs). Keeping wellbeing in mind,
the application of turmeric powder
mixed with oil and water is also…
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done. Taking of huge marriage
procession consisting of numerous
vehicles, animals such as
elephants, horses and camels and
indulging them in race has been
seen as show of strength and
prosperity among people. The
sacred fire in centre of mandap (the
place especially made for marriage)
witness the holy union of two
individuals, the groom applying
vermilion on bride's head and tying
the "Mangalsutra". The Hindu
wedding is not completed until the
custom of “Saptapadi” (taking
seven rounds around the…
Various Indian Trends and The Weddin

5. sacred fire) is completed.
2. Muslim Wedding Rituals
Muslim weddings take place in
open lobbies. A Muslim wedding is
not a holy union as regarded in
Hindus, rather it is contract. It has
three parts including pre-marriage,
marriage and post-marriage. In pre-
marriage ceremony the family
members and relatives of both
bride and groom visit the respective
houses of the other. On the
wedding day, the bridegroom with
his friends and relatives goes…
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6. to bride’s house. He ought to give
some money to bride's family. Both,
the bride and the groom sit in
separate rooms. Kazi (the priest)
reads Koran at the event.
Ceremonies of the marriage end
with the singning on the register by
groom and bride. Grand feast is
given to the relatives. Post wedding
rituals takes place at the place of
both the groom and bride.
3. Christian Wedding Rituals
Christian weddings are similar to
Hindu weddings. But, Christians…
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7. also perform the rituals of roses too.
Christian marriages happen in
churches only. Nowadays, the
Christians also arrange their
marriages in big hotels too. But the
consent of holy priest of the church
is necessary here. On the wedding
day both the bride and groom have
to answer the questions of holy
priest church and agree to live
together. After that cake, wine and
food is served to the guests and
relatives.
4. Bengali & Guajarati Wedding
Rituals
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8. Bengalis on the wedding day
welcome the guests and relatives
with enlightened earthen lamp.
Gujaratis perform 'Garba dance'.
These are additional ceremonies
and rituals performed in their
respective religions.
Thus, you find that people of
distinctive states in India celebrate
weddings in diverse ways.
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