ideal marriage

I am Palakkad Iyer and we do follow most of the rituals that was shown on DKDM.. except for the sindoor ..and the songs we sing during the wedding is also about Gouri and mahadev ..

@jayvenk thanks for sharing your view... in your marriages does the groom show rohini nakshatram to the bride if yes then then why a bride must lie about its presence????/

Different regions have different rituals.Shiv and parvati wedding was mostly north indian wedding so they showed the pheras,sindoor and mangalsutra.I am oriya and we don't have sindoor or mangalsutra nor pheras.the bride and the groom hold each others hands and the priest ties a dhaaga on our hands and then the bride and the groom become husband and wife.This ritual is most important ritual and it's called as Hastaghanti.

Originally posted by: chai2k7

@jayvenk thanks for sharing your view... in your marriages does the groom show rohini nakshatram to the bride if yes then then why a bride must lie about its presence????/

Yes the rohini nakshatram viewing is very much done.. :)))) but no idea about the actual facts behind it :P
we also have the oonjal which is the cutest ceremony i think and also the fact that we sit on our father's lap when the mangalsutra is tied around our neck.

Originally posted by: jayvenk

Yes the rohini nakshatram viewing is very much done.. :)))) but no idea about the actual facts behind it :P
we also have the oonjal which is the cutest ceremony i think and also the fact that we sit on our father's lap when the mangalsutra is tied around our neck.

rohini nakshatram is not visible during daytime still the priest ask to lie what is the reason behind it?//

Originally posted by: subha2601

Different regions have different rituals.Shiv and parvati wedding was mostly north indian wedding so they showed the pheras,sindoor and mangalsutra. I am oriya and we don't have sindoor or mangalsutra nor pheras.the bride and the groom hold each others hands and the priest ties a dhaaga on our hands and then the bride and the groom become husband and wife.This ritual is most important ritual and it's called as Hastaghanti.

Originally posted by: chai2k7

rohini nakshatram is not visible during daytime still the priest ask to lie what is the reason behind it?//

i ve seen in some of the movies the iyer marriages where the relatives lift the bride and groom and marriage occurs very cute and nice moments

We are lifted by our respective Mama's [ mother's brother] ..After the wedding we have Nelengu. Games played by the bride and groom [ similar to searching or ring in milk ] the groom is asked to dress the bride.. etc etc
Interesting rituals ..and if the words of the purohit is listened to carefully there is lot of in depth meaning to it.. But who listens !!

Originally posted by: chai2k7

we do have something similar to hastaghanti but its called kankana its tied to both bride and groom during the initiation of rituals and after the marriage is accomplished its removed...so in oriya what a women wear to symbolise her married status??????????

Originally posted by: Arnav90

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