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In South India and Western India, during the Hindu wedding, the couple say these words as they complete the seven steps of the saptapadi: "Now let us make a vow together. We shall share love, share the same food, share our strengths, share the same tastes. We shall be of one mind, we shall observe the vows together.
An Indian girl holding an umbrella for a Hindu wedding ceremony. In North Indian weddings, the bride and the groom say the following words after completing the seven steps: We have taken the Seven Steps. You have become mine forever. Yes, we have become partners. I have become yours. Hereafter, I cannot live without you. Do not live without me.
Marriage in Hinduism. A Bengali Hindu couple during their wedding ceremony. A North Indian couple wearing traditional attire during a ring ceremony. A Rajput Hindu couple making an offering during their wedding ceremony. A Tamil Hindu couple during their wedding ceremony. The Hindu marriage ( Sanskrit: विवाह, romanized : Vivāha, lit.
Gaye holud. Gaye holud ( Bengali: গায়ে হলুদ lit: "yellow/ turmeric on the body") or Gatro Horidra ( গাত্র-হরিদ্রা) is a wedding ceremony observed by Bengalis. [ 1] It is part of an elaborate series of celebrations constituting a Bengali wedding. The gaye holud takes place prior to the religious and ...
Arundhati (Hinduism) Vasishtha and Arundhati performing a Yajna, with Kamadhenu, in their Ashram. Art from the back cover of the Hindi epic Arundhati (1994). Arundhati ( Sanskrit: अरुन्धती, romanized : Arundhatī) is the wife of the sage Vasishtha, one of the seven sages ( Saptarshi) of Hinduism. [ 1]
After the successful completion of shanti, the kranti rituals, which signify the transition into a new life, most prominently include a ceremonial wedding and the reaffirmation of kalyana (marriage). Shashtipurti is regarded to signify a bridge between the householder's domestic concerns and vanaprastha's (the third stage of life) spiritual ...
The couple are often depicted performing the panigrahana ("accepting the hand") ritual of a Hindu wedding, where the groom accepts the bride by taking her right hand in his. The couple, depicted in the centre, are accompanied by a host of divinities and other celestial beings.
India portal. v. t. e. Bahaghara ( Odia: ଓଡ଼ିଆ ବାହାଘର, also called as Odia Hindu wedding) is a wedding ceremony performed by Odia Hindu people in the Indian state of Odisha. There are subtle differences in the rites observed by different castes. In Odia marriage rituals, the mother of the bridegroom does not take part in ...