A wedding is a sacred celebration of love and commitment, uniting two individuals and their families. It symbolizes the start of a shared journey, enriched by cultural traditions and blessings.
This is conducted to convey a message to the groom that he has to prepare himself to move from bramhachaniyan (Bachelor) to Grahasthasharaman (Married) Prayers wiw be conducted to seek the blessings of the ancestors.
The engagement ceremony that formalizes the marriage alliance between two families. Gifts are exchanged, the wedding date is fixed, and the couple receives blessings from elders. It marks the beginning of joyous wedding preparations.
The groom decides to give up worldly pleasures and prepares to go to Kesi to lead the life of an ascebc. The partits and the Guru advise the groom to marry the bride to enter Grahasthashrama (Family life). This is a ntual enacted prior to the actual wedding where the groom's uncle, persuades him that he should get married and not go to kasi.
The bride and the groom sit on the swing. Friends and relatives display their talent in , Classical music, providing festivity to the atmosphere. The Oonjal (swing) signifies the ups and downs of life.
The most precious moment in one's life. The bride aita on her father's lap. The groom ties the Mangalaye Sutra around the bride's neck with prayers for his well being and for her to live hundred years.
A Beautiful Vow Taken by the Young Couple That the First Seven Sacred Steps May Lead Them to a Prosperous Life.
The bride groom holds the bride's right hand and recites the mamage vows in four mantras. He prays to Agni. The God of fire, Saraswathi the Goddess of knowledge and Vayu, the Lord of air for blessings, long life and confluence of mind.
Graha Pravesam marks the bride’s first entry into the groom’s home, symbolizing new beginnings and prosperity. She steps in with her right foot first, often leaving footprints with kumkum and water, signifying auspiciousness. This ritual represents her role as the bringer of happiness and good fortune to the household.
The evening of the marriage day is the time to relax and play. The newlywed wife calls her husband for play, inviting him through a song. Much to the merriment of one and ail gathered, there follows a list of playful items, the bride applying the groom's feet with turmeric paste: fanning him, showing him a merror, breaking papads over each other's head, wrenching the betei pack from each other's hand rolling the coconut between them as in ball-play and so on.