Originally posted by: jankiraghav
So with the "Next day" ceremonies of the marriage, taking place, the Tond Dhune and Vyahi Bhet is over.
They showed Tond dhune a bit differently due to the circumstances. It is actually the bride mother who gives a sari and pearl jewellery to the groom's mother along with a tea-set and the groom's mother gives the saree and jewellery to the bride.
They also did the 'Vyahi bhet', where traditionally it is the bride's father, who gives a gift made of silver to the groom's father. With Aaba not around and Virat's father non existent in the ceremonies, Usha maushi giving the silver coin to Virat on behalf of Aaba is symbolic (I couldn't help notice the red nail paint on the hand handing over the coin to Virat 😄) they didn't explain it much but just thought I could share the connection.
Coming to the Precap. It is an indication that the next ceremony will be Halad Utaravane: the untying of the turmeric root thread that both Sai and Virat are wearing since the wedding. It is done by five suvasinis, in the same way as halad chadhavane (haldi lagana) but in the reverse order. This ceremony basically signifies that now the newlyweds can be on their own and even step out of the house. So the groom's mother, in this case Ashwini will untie the kankan - halkund from their wrists after 5 married women relatives perform the halad utaravane.
Since the family is Maratha, the reception will be a dinner called 'Tikhati Mejwani', where the non-vegetarian feast is organised for close relatives as per traditions.
My question is: who is the fifth suhagan/suvasini??
I counted Ashwini, Sonali, Karishma and PP. Who's the fifth married woman in Chavan household - Shivani is divorced?! Or is she only estranged from her husband? Or is it Devyani? Or Usha? Very curious.
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