Traditions Of Indian Marriage

Before the wedding day

Bariksha (Variety-iksha probably) is when the parents of the support semi-officially showed that intentions that they want a detail toilettez, and grooming and its family were appropriate. The retraction at the end of this stage is wrinkled the eyebrows on but is acceptable.

Tilak makes take part the parents of the support travelling in the place of the groom to formalize the report/ratio. A great treat is organized by the family of the groom to celebrate this occasion. Only one nominal number members of the family of the support are the present (usually only very narrow parents, often in tens of numbers. Typically, the female parents of the family of the support are not present.) After this stage, the retraction of the proposal for a marriage is very rare.

Wedding ceremony

Varmala/Jaimala is the next phase of the marriage ceremony. In older times, varmala was a part of the main marriage ceremony. Practical considerations have forced weddings to take this new approach. Eastern/North Indian weddings usually take place late in the night, often starting at about midnight and lasting until the early hours of morning. The main wedding event usually is accompanied by the groom arriving with his family/friends in a procession called a Baraat (baa-raat.) Because the wedding ceremony is usually accompanied by a reception and a feast, the main marriage ceremony has been split into two parts. Varmala+Reception and then the more ritualistic part involving a priest.
Wedding in Bangalore, ritualistic part involving a priest.
Wedding in Bangalore, ritualistic part involving a priest.

Immediately after the groom has arrived with the Baraat, the groom and bride meet and exchange garlands in the Jaimala ceremony. Once this ceremony has finished, the well wishers congratulate the groom and the bride and present gifts to them. Food is served during this ceremony, and pretty much everyone except closest relatives leave once the ceremony has finished.

Vidaai

On the morning following the Varmala/Phere, the groom has a final breakfast at the bride's place, and the bride leaves her parents' house escorted by the groom. Traditionally, this phase is accompanied by the bride's family shedding many tears and throwing raw, white rice as she parts from the home where she grew up to start a new phase of her life. This part of the marriage ceremony is called Vidaai.