wedding reception OF ANTARA - SUMESH - Page 46

Originally posted by: indianman

hey sumesh,

thanks buddy for the saree contest..

ANTU & YOU ROCK this FORUM... 😉

yippeee one of my sarees is a winner...

👏

All started becoz of u😆

Yup ur saree was truely a deserving wedding one !!!!

guys & girls..join in to wish our sweet couple a very happy married life.. 😉 😉 😉

The Bridegroom arrives for the wedding along with his family and friends in a procession.

They are received by the bride's family and friends.

The priest commences the marriage under a canopy that is specially decorated for the ceremony. The priest invokes blessings of God for the couple to be married.

The bride greets the groom by placing a garland around his neck and the groom reciprocates.Both are congratulated by guests. The priest invokes the memory and blessings of forefathers of the bride and the groom for this auspicious occasion.

The bride accepts her change of status from an unmarried woman to a wife by spreading turmeric powder on her hands.

Kanya Danam is performed by the father (or uncle of guardian) of the bride in presence of a large gathering that is invited to witness the wedding.

The father pours out a libation of sacred water symbolizing the giving away of the daughter to the bride groom. The groom recites Vedic hymns to Kama, the God of love, for pure love and blessings.

As a condition for offering his daughter for marriage, the father of the bride requests a promise from the groom for assisting the bride in realizing the three ends : dharma, artha, and kama. The groom makes the promise by repeating three times that he will not fail the bride in realizing dharma, artha and kama.

The bride and the bridegroom face each other, and the priest ties their garments (the bride's saree to the groom's shirt) in a knot, symbolizing the sacred union.

The bride and the bridegroom garland each other and exchange the rings.

Next the nuptial fire, symbolizing the divine witness, and the sanctifier of the sacrament, is installed and worshipped.

Both the bride and the groom grasp their hands together and pray to God for His blessings.

The bridegroom holds the bride by the hand and both walk three times around the nuptial fire.

Both offer oblations and recite appropriate Vedic hymns to Gods for prosperity, good fortune, and conjugal fidelity.

They touch each others heart and pray for union of their hearts and minds.

At the end of each round of nuptial fire, both the bride and the groom step on a stone and offer a prayer for their mutual love to be firm and steadfast like the stone.

The Mangala suthra Dharana is the tying of the thread containing the marks of the Vishnu or Shiva in the neck of the bride by the groom.

The groom places sindhoor (red powder) on the bride's hair symbolizing her as a married woman.

The groom's parents bless the couple and offer cloth or flower to the bride (now their daugher-in-law), symbolizing her joining of the groom's family.

All those assembled shower flowers on the couple and bless them completing the marriage.

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akele shaadi karwane kka iradha hai kya !!

Lo mein aagya !!!!

hi dulhe raja..

how r u doing?

how r u feeling?


ready for the big day?
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shall we get u dressed up?

sumesh.. get the contest pics & post it here...

I just come back frm temple.....

My mind is fresh & my parenst with me nw !!!

Dulhay bhai....konsa dress aapko pasand aaya??

here is the bhaarati on their way to antara's wedding..

sumesh,

your sawari is ready..

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