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Sakharpuda — the Maharashtrian Hindu engagement ceremony whose name literally me...
Joota Chupai — the beloved Indian wedding tradition of stealing the groom's shoe...
The Saat Phere — seven sacred circumambulations around the holy fire — is the le...
Madhuparka — the Vedic ritual of welcoming the groom with a sacred mixture of ho...
The tying of the Thali is the most sacred and time-critical moment in a Kerala H...
Nischayam — the formal betrothal ceremony at the heart of Kerala Hindu weddings ...
Kashi Yatra, Kannada Brahmin wedding ritual, Karnataka wedding traditions, NRI K...
Nischitartha — the formal betrothal ceremony at the heart of every Kannada Brahm...
Subha Muhurtham — the Vedic practice of selecting the most cosmically auspicious...
Mangalasnanam, the auspicious ceremonial bath performed on the morning of a Telu...
Paal Pidithal — the Tamil wedding ritual of holding milk together — is one of th...
Mangalsutra Dharanam — the tying of the sacred Thali — is the definitive moment ...
The Oonjal is Tamil Brahmin wedding culture's most visually breathtaking and spi...
Nalangu is Tamil wedding culture's most joyful pre-wedding ceremony — a vibrant ...
Kanyadan is considered the highest spiritual act a human being can perform in an...