Published By: Sougata Dutta

Most Amazing Marriage Patterns Of India

Marriage Pattern Of Gujarati Styles

"Mehendi'' ceremony before marriage is very popular among Gujaratis. Sitting in one place, women wear "Mehndi", and togetherly they sing and dance. There is a custom named "Varghodo" in Gujarati marriage. The groom rides on a horse with a bowl full of money wrapped with a cloth before the marriage, and the groom turns the cloth around. Then the bride's mother accomplishes the whole ritual. A funny incident happens, like the mother grabs the nose of the groom and takes him to the wedding hall. This funny process happens with the name "Ponkhana''. The practice of witnessing fire and the "Saptapadi" tradition is also prevalent among Gujaratis. There is a custom called "Chero Pakryo'' among the Gujaratis.

Marriage Pattern of Telugu Style

In Telugu, the bride and groom have to worship "Gaur i" and 'Ganesh' before marriage. An interesting incident called "Kashi Yatra" takes place during a Telugu wedding. Here the groom has to show that he wants to leave "Kashi" as a monk without getting married. "Saptapadi" or seven times turn around the fire, which is also available in Telugu. The bride and groom pour a custom named "Talambralu" on top of themselves.

Kashmiri Marriage Pattern

Firstly, in the Kashmiri style, a ritual named 'Livun' starts to happen. After cleaning the house of the bride and groom, an oven called Wuvi is made with clay, and the meal named 'Waza' is prepared. "Maenz" is planted in the hands of the bride before the day of the wedding, which is called "Maenziraat". During the marriage, bathwater is created with a mixture including milk, curd and various flowers and then the bride and groom are being bathed. "Pheran" is a type of kurta, the bride and groom have to wear that. According to the "Vedic" tradition, marriage is performed.

Marriage Pattern of Manipuri Style

A lamp named "Pradip" is arranged where the groom is greeted. One type of religious music, "Kirtan'', is sung at their wedding. A game is played here before marriage. The two ''Taki" fish are released into the water after presenting the boy and girl. A skirt called "Rasila" is worn by the girl. She also wears clothes like "Thami" "Sarong". The Garos also have a custom of dressing the boy and girl with "Dhoti'', ''Kurta'', ''Turban", etc.