What is Kanku Pagla ceremony?
Kanku Pagla As the new bride is considered the avatar of Goddess Laxmi, the new family takes her feet imprints. The bride dips her feet in vermilion water and walks on the white cloth. This is considered one of the most important rituals. Source.
What is Kalire ceremony?
The bride’s sisters and friends tie the kalire to her chooda. They are golden or silver in colour. The significance is to provide good wishes to the bride and to remind her of her cousins and friends whom she is going to leave behind when she gets married.
What is Varadh ceremony?
This ceremony, called Varadh, symbolized the laying down of past family burdens before God, Himaxi Patel said. That evening, the bride’s and bridegroom’s families came together for Raas-Garba, a celebration with traditional dancing.
What is a Mandvo and Pithi?
The mandvo or pithi prewedding ceremony, also known as the haldi ceremony, involves applying a turmeric paste to the couple. The color yellow of the haldi paste signifies beauty, fertility and purity, and it also wards off evil, thereby preparing the couple for life together and blessing them with good luck.
Who ties Kalire to bride?
Tied to the bride by her siblings, Mamas and loved ones these are tokens of good luck and blessings as well. In the old days, they were generally made up of either gold or silver or with strings of dry fruits like coconuts, foxnuts and more. After the wedding, the bride does two things.
What is a santak?
Santak is a puja performed by the bride’s parents the day before the wedding where the bride is given away by her parents before the wedding. This is only for close related family and friends. The prayer is usually in support for the bride.
What is Mandvo ceremony?
The mandvo is a religious ceremony which is done from both sides separately, as the almost ‘prep’ for the wedding ceremony itself. Traditionally my side of the family are able to do this at home with very small numbers & family – for girls getting married, the mandvo can be done on the morning of the wedding.
What is mamera?
it is a ritual wherein the bride/groom’s maternal family is welcome by her sister’s family with much fanfare. The maternal uncle, along with his family, then gifts clothes, jewellery and sweets to the entire family of her sister signifying his pledge to share the financial burden of the wedding expenditure.
What does Sada Saubhagyavati bhava mean?
The Sanskrit quote ‘Sada Saubhagyavati Bhava’ can be seen written in gold on the border. The quote is often used in Hindu households as a blessing by the elders and translates to ‘May you always be lucky as a married woman’.
Why is chooda dipped in milk?
The bangles are first purified with milk and rose petals. Before it is put on the bride’s wrist by her maternal uncle, all the close relatives touch the chooda as a mark of their blessings.
What is Gharwa?
The gharwa function for the bride is one where the bride sits with her pallu in her hands, and her relatives, friends, neighbors, family members, gift her money and other valuable commodities for financial support.