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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Reception of Barat - Brides Side

Material Required :-

1. Decorated small wooden form square  shaped.
2. Plate for Aarti.
3. Diya (Lamps).
4. Roli.
5. Rice.
6. Ladoos or any other sweets.

The groom is helped by Brother-in-law to get down from the horse. He is welcomed from the brides mother or sister-in-law -By offering Aarti. some money is kept as 'shagun' in her plate. In some cases the groom is made to cut the ribbon at the entarance. After welcoming the guests the folks from girs side carry out the rituals of field worship (khet Poojan). One drum along with five utensils, groom's clothes along with cash is given by brother of bride to groom after doing his tikka.
                                              After this Jaimala Ceremony is done . In this normally special stage is errected. Bride's Brother's all (cousins) hold a special sheet of flowers from four ends. The bride is made to walk under it along with her Brothers towards the stage. Firstly the  Bride puts the " Garland of Flowers " in the grooms neck. The same procedure is repeated by the groom for the Bride. than both of them are made to sit on this stage.
                                           Time is calculated by astrological calculations for fera / saptpadi i.e marriage. All the ingredients for hawan is brought by Pandit Ji. The bride and groom are made to go seven times around fire i.e Agni taking diffrent wows each time.
                                          The bride groom are tied in the sacred institution of marriage the priest / Pandit chants the various wows of marriage and explain there meaning. After marriage Ceremony husband and wife are shown "Dhruvtara" /  Pole star that is static in its position, symbolizing that your life too would be stable like it.


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