Ritual And Custom Of Indian Marriage

According to the stories by our grand mother and father and some after reading the articles about the Indian shadi there are the four stages or parts of any human being.e.i in which the second is grahast period. In this period the human is having the married life. First the parent selects the bride for groom and matches the kundli. This is the way that the parent matches the behavior of the two by seeing their planets. This is most old system coming from the mahabharat and Ramayana period. It is also said that ram and sita are having the kundli that matches with 32 qualities means that pair is made for each other and there would not be any difference in there behavior and the marriage life is good.
In Hindu marriage not only the family of bride and groom but also the relatives friend and other members of the nearby area are involved in the marriage. Other day for the engagement is decided before marriage it is called sagai, misri or ring ceremony. On that day they exchange the ring .on that daygirl painted the hand with mehndi and write his husband name on her hand. It will strengthen the bond of eternal love.
On the shadi day dance ceremony haldi ceremony is done before marriage in halsi the relative put kacchi haldi on the bride and groom and it will make the shine on the face as well as darkens the colour of mehndi all the relatives enjoy by dancing.thes custom of dance is mostly done in Punjab and Gujarat. The home is decorated with flowers and light. On the marriage shubh lagn means the pandit search the safe and good period that makes the marriage success, the 7 vows are done between the bride and groom. in this period the worship of air water land heat (agni) with all the devata is done.
Than the bride and the groom takes the ashirwad of the family and farewell of groom takes place with lot of tears in the eyes of her relatives.
Hindu marriage custom are the mark of its diversified tradition and religion that’s why the western countries like our custom and wanted to adopt these custom to make their wedding unforgettable.