Wedding Ceremony Rituals

The Groom Who Walked Away — And the Father Who Ran Afte...

Kashi Yatra — the ancient South Indian wedding ceremony in which the groom annou...

Why the Oonjal Is the Most Photographed Moment in a Tam...

The Oonjal is Tamil Brahmin wedding culture's most visually breathtaking and spi...

Why Tamil Brides Celebrate the Night Before — And How N...

Nalangu is Tamil wedding culture's most joyful pre-wedding ceremony — a vibrant ...

The Word That Cannot Be Taken Back: What Nichayathartha...

Nichayathartham — the formal Tamil engagement ceremony in which two families dec...

The Moment Your Grandmother Sings Everything She Has Be...

Bhaandvani — the ancient post-wedding tradition of comic performance, Gaali sing...

Letting Go With Both Hands: A Deep Dive Into UP Brahmin...

Kanyadan is considered the highest spiritual act a human being can perform in an...

The Relationship That Has No English Word: The Complete...

Samdhi Milan — the formal meeting and celebration between the families of the br...

The Sacred Science of Mandap Mahurat: How NRI Families ...

Mandap Mahurat is the Vedic science of identifying the precise auspicious moment...

Why the UP Brahmin Tilak Is the Most Important Ceremony...

The Tilak ceremony in UP Brahmin weddings is one of Indian matrimonial culture's...

Before the Wedding Can Begin, the Goddess Must Be Calle...

Mata Ki Chowki — the devotional goddess invocation gathering held before a Rajas...

Why Rajput Weddings Are Unlike Any Other — And How NRI ...

Rajput weddings are among the most regal and ritually rich ceremonies in Indian ...

From Jodhpur to Leicester: How NRI Rajput Families Are ...

Teen Paag is one of Rajput wedding culture's most profound ceremonies — a sacred...

When the Shehnai Sounds, the Cosmos Listens: The Comple...

Dhol Baaje — the living musical tradition of Rajasthani weddings encompassing Sh...

Horses, Dhol and Dancing Uncles: How NRI Families Are K...

The Rajasthani Baraat is one of Indian wedding culture's most electrifying tradi...

Why Rajasthani Families Gift Clothes at Weddings — And ...

The Pehravni ceremony is one of Rajasthan's most emotionally rich pre-wedding tr...

The Last Time These Hands Touch You as an Unmarried Chi...

Vatna — the ancient Punjabi pre-wedding ritual of applying a fragrant turmeric, ...