WOW.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Indian wedding card - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_wedding_card

    Indian wedding card. Indian wedding cards are cards that are made and distributed to invite guests to the wedding ceremony and to honour and commemorate the wedding of two people. Since the medieval period, Indian wedding cards have carried great importance in the Indian subcontinent, and are known through several names such as ...

  3. Hindu wedding - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_wedding

    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.

  4. Weddings in India - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weddings_in_India

    Weddings in India vary according to the region, the religion, the community and the personal preferences of the bride and groom.They are festive occasions in India, and in most cases celebrated with extensive decorations, colour, music, dance, outfits and rituals that depend on the community, region and religion of the bride and the groom, as well as their preferences. [1]

  5. Marriage in Hinduism - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_in_Hinduism

    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.

  6. Mayian - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayian

    Mayian. A Sikh family during the Batna ceremony. Mayian, also known as Maiyun, Haldi, or Ubtan, is the term used for the preparation ceremony one day before Punjabi weddings of India and Pakistan. This ceremony is a late afternoon or early evening festival, [1] at the couple's parental homes. It consists of many rites, including the Batna ...

  7. Wedding invitation - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_invitation

    A wedding invitation is a letter asking the recipient to attend a wedding. It is typically written in the formal, third-person language and mailed five to eight weeks before the wedding date. Like any other invitation, it is the privilege and duty of the host—historically, for younger brides in Western culture, the mother of the bride, on ...

  8. Arranged marriage in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arranged_marriage_in_the...

    Arranged marriage is a tradition in the societies of the Indian subcontinent, and continues to account for an overwhelming majority of marriages in the Indian subcontinent. [ 1] Despite the fact that romantic love is "wholly celebrated" in both Indian mass media (such as Bollywood) and folklore, and the arranged marriage tradition lacks any ...

  9. Punjabi wedding traditions - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_wedding_traditions

    Ubtan [clarification needed] is supposed to bring a glow to the bride's and groom's body, especially on their faces. This tradition is also known as Shaint in some cultures. After this ritual, the bride and groom are constrained from meeting each other until the wedding ceremony. [ 1] Punjabi shagun register.