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Originally posted by: -Mrinalini-

Smita... Update please! *batting eyelashes*

Originally posted by: smitar

Wednesday ho gaya?😉 Aur hamein pata bhi nahi chali!😆

Smita

Originally posted by: -Mrinalini-

Ab to update karo!!!!

Originally posted by: rulama

What is the significance of saath phere?

We know saath phere is taking seven rounds around the havan promising to be there for each other in the presence of fire that symbolizes purity. I will not delve into what these stand for as each one of us is aware of these vows. What I want to say is Saptapadi or saath phere is the closure of the main marriage ritual that begins with Panigrahana or placing the hand of the bride over the grooms. Once this phere is done the couple is said to be married. The Hindu Marriage Act of 1955 recognizes the completion of the seventh round as the moment at which the marriage transaction attains the legal status. The ancient law texts too say the same, be it Manu smrithi or Likhita smrithi.

The sindoor and the mangalsutra are to confirm the new family membership of the couple.That is why just applying sindoor and tying mangasutra does not constitute marriage.

In the story of Shalivahana who becomes the emperor later under whose name the Hindu years are calculated, Shalivahana shaka varsh, or Shalivahana era, he had taken saath pheres with a princess during a fair as a child game and it was considered to be legal as they had taken saath pheres though not tied the mangalsutra and applied sindoor!

As an additional information,The Shalivahana era, also known as the Saka era, is used with Hindu calendars, the Balinese calendar, the Javanese calendar and the Cambodian Buddhist calendar.

Arnav, even if she was ready to give herself to him, wants her to be his only when she has no doubts about it. Having been with her for six months and knowing her for the past one and a half years, he knows that she has the tendency to give in, if she feels his need. He does not want that. He wants her to come to him only when she is clear about her feelings and her unconditional love becomes an unconditional necessity for her just like it is for him. Though he has given her a ritually proper and legally corrected status, as his wife, he wants her to come to him with equal longing for him as he has for her to consummate their marriage. This he has realized will not force her to do things as it had been so far. She would be making the decisions. Only when she comes to him with both her heart and mind as one, they will be able to become one soul. What is acceptable now for him is only proper, pure and genuine relationship and for that he is ready to wait.