The Indian way of Marriages

Marriages are the biggest form of celebration for any family in India. Indian marriages are known for its grandeur, celebration and naach/gaana. Feasts, shimmering attires, huge guests lists are all part of this big celebration. Marriages in India are not just the union of 2 people but also their families, relatives and friends.

The traditions and customs differ in different regions and states as per religions, languages, social strata and locations. eg. There is difference between a Punjabi wedding and a South Indian Wedding. But even in such diversity, there is a lot of similarity like marriages being a costly affair, the color red being prominent, jewelry on the bride, the banquet of food, and the 'bidhaai' of the bride. We'll take a glance at some of the common aspects in Indian weddings.

Customs and Traditions

In India, there are many different castes, religious and regional differences in the type of marriages conducted. But some of the traditions are common among all the Indians.

Arranged Marriages: In India, family is given a lot of importance and parents have a huge role when it comes to deciding their son's or daughter's wedding. When a girl or a boy reaches a marriageable age, their parents start looking out for prospective or suitable grooms. Though this practise is slowly deteriorating, it is still a widespread practise in many Indian families. There is a 'broker' who plays as the intermediator between two families and if both parties approve, they go ahead with other proceedings.

Wedding Ceremony
The Indian weddings consists of 3 days - pre-wedding day, the main day, post-wedding day. This again varies among different religious and regional practices.

Engagement and Mehendi:The ceremony of mehendi is prevalent more or less in every caste and region. It is celebrated mostly at bride's place where female friends and relatives of the bride gather to put henna on bride's feet and hand. Among the other rituals garland ceremony is the most popular rituals, which is celebrated more or less in every part of the country. On this occasion the bride and the groom garland each other as a sign of mutual acceptance.

Baarat: It is customary for the bride groom to ride a horse to the house of the girl's where the marriage ceremony takes place. The boy's family comes along dancing and loud music played by band of musicians in celebration. The girl's family waits for the arrival of the Baarat and receives the boy's family with sweets, coconut and throwing rice and flowers on their head.

Main Ceremony: On the main wedding day a wedding altar or mandapa is built on the wedding venue within which the marriage is conducted. The rituals, which were performed on that day is totally based on the regional customs and traditions. The ritual of putting sindoor or vermilion powder in the parting of the bride's hair by the groom is the ritual followed mostly in the northern and eastern part of the country. Rituals like kanyadaan, tying of mangal sutra around the bride's neck, saptapadi (seven steps), in which the couple moves seven times together around the fire exchanging the wedding vows takes place. Fire acts as a witness of their marriage. These are some of the common rituals practiced in all the castes.

Bidhai: In India, after a girl is married, the girl bids goodbye to her family and as per tradition, goes to stay in her husband's house. The farewell is quite emotional for the girl's family as it resembles the giving away of their daughter who spend her childhood and days as a young girl and finally leaves home. 

The Reception
After the marriage ceremony, there is a reception wherein all relatives and friends gather for the feast and banquet laid for the party. All the elders give their well-wishes to the newly wed couples and wish them happy and prosperous married life. This reception also differs in its practise across the country. But the celebration involves families and well-wishers of the couple and is usually a moment of celebration.

The system of Dowry: This has been a practise since olden times in India and is the only bane in an otherwise, happily celebrated marriage. In India as in some other countries, the girl's family has to give an amount of cash as a price for getting married to the boy. However, this is always a big burden for the girl's family because they have to pay a huge amount as 'Dowry'. Though the giving and taking of Dowry has been legally banned in India. it is still quite rampant especially in the rural areas and many a times, poor people have to face a lot of brunt because of their inability to pay Dowry. Women in general have been victims to violence because of their family's inability to pay the demanded dowry. Many protection rights and campaigns against these acts have now started to stop this practise and women are also becoming aware of their rights. There have been cases where they have refused to pay Dowry and this trend is gradually catching up.

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N says - Nails increase the Beauty of Woman

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Q says - Woman is Queen

R says - Woman is Rare Gift

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W says - Woman is Wafer

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Y says - Woman is your Jewelery

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FACE THE SITUATION."" gud one.

Ek din ek kutta jungle main raasta kho gaya .



Tabhi usane dekha ek sher uskii taraf aa raha hai.



Kutte ki saans rookh gayi.. "Aaj to kaam tamaam mera!" usne socha. Phir usne saamane kuchh sookhi haddiyan padi dekhi. Woh aate hue sher ki taraf peeth kar ke baith gaya aur ek sookhi hadii ko choosane laga aur zor zor se bolne laga, "wah! Sher ko khaane ka maza hi kuchh aur hai. Ek aur mil jaaye to poori daawat ho jayegi!"

Aur usne zor se dakaar mara. Is bar sher sakate mein aa gayaa. Usne Socha "ye kutta to sher ka shikar karta hai! Jaan bacha kara bhago!" Aur sher wahan se champat ho gaya .

Ped par baitha ek Bandar yeh sab tamasha dekh raha tha.



Usne socha yeh mauka achha hai sher ko sari kahani bata deta hoon - sher se dosti ho jayegi aur usase zindagi bhar ke liye jaan ka khatra dur ho jayega. Who phataphat sher ke pichhe bhaga. Kutte ne Bandar ko jaate hue dekh liya aur samajh gayaki koi locha hai. Udhar Bandar ne sher ko sab bata diya ki kaise
kutte ne use bewakoof banaya hai.


Sher zor se dahada, "chal mere saath abhi uski leela khatam karta hoon" aur Bandar ko apani peeth par baitha kar sher kutte ki taraf lapka.

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Kutte ne sher ko aate dekha to ek bar phir uskii taraf peeth karke baith gaya aur zor zor se bolne laga, "Is Bandar ko bhej ke 1 ghanta ho gaya , saala ek sher phaans kar nahi la sakta!"

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13 Things About You

1. Someone in this world Loves you , in some way.

2. A smile from you, can bring happiness to anyone, even if they  
   don't like you.

3. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to
   sleep.

4. You mean the world to someone.

5. Without you, someone may not be living.

6. You are special and unique, in your own way.

7. Someone that you don't know even exists, loves you.

8. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes
   from it.

9. When you think the world has turned it's back on you, take a
   look, you most likely turned your back on the world.

10. When you think you have no chance at getting what you want,
   you probably won't get it, but if you believe in yourself,
   you probably sooner or later will get it.

11.Always remember complements you received, forget about the
   rude remarks.

12.Always tell someone how you feel about them, you will feel
   much better when they know.

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If you have a great friend, take the time to let them know
   that they are great. If you choose, send this letter to as
   many people as you care about,  you'll brighten up someone's
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Respect the National Flag

Guideline for Disposal of damaged Flag

When the Flag is in a damaged or soiled condition, it shall be destroyed as a whole in private, preferably by burning or by any other method consistent with the dignity of the Flag. - Flag Code of India 2002, Section II, Point 2.2 (xiii)

What I can do?

You can participate in this campaign by doing as much ever possible.

1. Be Proactive: In order to prevent any of the aforementioned untoward incidents, you can circulate this information among your friends, relatives. In order to e-mail many persons at a time you can use the service of 'Send to Friend'.

2. Collect spoilt flags and respectfully dispose them by burning of burial.

3. Circulate the information to schools by putting these dos and donts on their notice boards.

4. You can try and educate maximum number of people you come in contact with and fulfill your duty towards the motherland.

5. Form a group in order to educate people on this issue and prevent disrespect of flag.

6. Inform us about your action and send the photos, so we can post those in this section to set an example.