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Great Cinematic South Indian Weddings and Traditions!

India is a country where people attach a lot of importance to the weddings. The customs and traditions in India, especially in Hindus, are followed at a huge level. Marriages are filled with ritual and celebrations continue for several days. As the customs are huge and hefty, so the variations are.

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Great Cinematic South Indian Weddings and Traditions!

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  1. GreatCinematicSouth Indian Weddings and Traditions! Indiaisacountrywherepeopleattachalotofimportancetotheweddings.Thecustomsand traditionsinIndia,especiallyinHindus,arefollowedatahugelevel.Marriagesarefilled withritualandcelebrationscontinueforseveraldays.Asthecustomsarehugeandhefty,so the variations are. The trades and customs in marriages differ according to the locations, languages, religion, castes, ethnicity, etc. Every region and religion have their own values, customsandtraditions.Thoughthereareafewritualswhicharecommon,like,Kanyadan (Kanya means Girl and Daan means to give), Panigrahan (to hold on to each other) and Saptapadi(takingsevenholypromises).SouthIndianWeddingsaretypicallygenerousand more traditional.

  2. The Pre-Wedding Customs Pre-wedding ceremonywhichisalsocalledasEngagementisheldtwotothreemonthsbefore thewedding.Wherethebrideandgroomexchangerings,alongwiththefamilymembersand the in-laws of couple present them gifts. Both the families decide the Muhuratam (an auspiciousdate&time)fortheweddingbasedonthehoroscopes.Theceremonyleadstoan endbypresentingBridewiththeClothes,Gold,andSilverwarebythemotherofthegroom. WhentheMuhuratisdecided,thepartforWeddingInvitationscomes.WeddingInvitationsplaysamajorroleinweddingsinIndia.TheSouth IndianCards,donotonlyincludesthe couple’snames,day,venueandeventsbutalsoincludesthenamesofallfamilymembersin special requests, receivers, and childrequests.

  3. The Wedding Day Customs The wedding starts two to three days before the main wedding day. All the celebrations beginswithLordGanesha’sSthapana(theGodofInitiationisinvoked),thenNandiDevta Pooja (several presiding deities) which is worshipping of several presiding deities and is followed by presenting Dhoti & Saree to the to-be married duos. The ceremony starts by Vrathamwhich istyingof Kappu (the hollythread) on both the bride& groom. Attheweddinghall,asacredfireissetupandthePandit(Priest)chantsthehymnsinthe nameofGodandthecouple’sancestors.TheBrideandGroomareliftedontheshouldersof their respective uncles and they exchange flower garlands thrice which signifies a perfect unionandacceptanceofeachother.Thebrideismadetositonherfather’slapandhanded over to the groom. The groomties Mangalsutra (sacred necklace) around the bride’s neck. Thenaholybathisgiventothebridebypouringwaterthroughtheyokeandfinishingitby draping newKoorai Saree by the groom’s sister. Three knots are tied between the bride and groom, one by the groom and other two by groom’ssistertomakethebrideapartoftheirfamily.Andherecomesthemostimportant partofthewedding–The Seven Steps.Thegroom,holdingthebrideshand,walksseven stepsaroundtheholyfire.Itisbelievedthatthesevenstepsaroundtheholyfire,completes themarriage.TheeldersandinviteesshowersAkshadai(rice-grainscoatedwithturmeric)on thecoupleasacceptanceoftheirmarriage.TakingtheLaaja Homam(offeringofperched rice grains) with her,thebrideleavesher home, and enters her in-laws home.

  4. After Wedding Customs Theeveningoftheweddingdayisatimeoffunandrelaxes.Everymemberoffamilyand guestssittogether andtheregoesa listof playfulitems.Duringthishour theladiessingsongs andpokesfunatthebrideandgroom.Thesethingsaredoneforinteractionofthebridewith the relatives and family of groom. The next day the family members of bride visit the groom’s place with the gifts and all other things that were given to the bride by friends, family and relatives. A solution of lime and turmeric powder, is prepared on a plate, and circled around, and thrown away to keep the evileye at bay. ThesecustomsaremajorlyfollowedbytheSouthIndians,butthesecustomsdifferaccording tothecastesandreligiousvalues.Thecustomsandritualsfollowedbeforeandafterthesouth Indian wedding is whatmakes it a complete Traditional SouthIndianWedding.

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