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Can anyone tell me what it takes to call them married - Is it the saat phere or rasams(this includes sindhoor and manfgal sutr)
Can it be called a wedding if the man just puts sindhoor on the woman's maang?
Aparna.,
Hindu wedding is a culmination of different steps...each one is co related with another.
Nothing can be isolated...Technically., all the steps need to be followed in that order for the marriage to be sampann ( complete )...ofcourse this is looking at in a traditional POV...but it all depends on the faith the bride & groom have...some may think., that all these are not necessary., if you have the trust & will in your heart.
The Marraige starts with brides send welcoming grooms side., and then each of the sides exchanging pleasentaries...sitting face to face...an interaction..symbolically..
In Brahmin community...there is a ritual called Kashi yatra...where in the brides brother goes and requests the groom who is about to go to Kashi as per brahmacharya vrat..to come and marry his sister. This is not found in other communities for obvious reasons.
Next Main step is Kanyaa daan...where the parents give away their daughter to the groom..this is considered as the greatest daan of all...
Next step is Muhurtam - this is as per Andhra tradition - I do not know., how far it applies to the other states.
This is the most important miment for us., where the bride & the groom promise each other keeping their hands on one another's heads...with a mixture of Jaggery ad Jeera.
This symbolizes., how we cannot seperate jaggery & jeera after they are mixed together., they both promise., that they cannot be seprerated now. They have become one.
Next is Mangalsutr
Next comes - talambralu...where they both pour on each other's head..rice...it symbolizes tranfer of energy from one another.
Next is saptapadi - the andhra version of pheras - where the groom takes the big toe of bride and makes her touch seven pebbles that are lined...one by one...
The meaning of the mantras is same as in every tradition. Only that we do not go round the fire.
Then they go & see Arundhati ( the star )- the most pious pativrata and take her blessings.
These are only main parts. there are many little little rasms that come inbetween all these...
oooh...its a looong post...Sowwiee..couldn't help...😆
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