Arya Samaj Wedding

Arya Samaj Wedding is a part of Hindu wedding. Swami Dayanand Saraswati is the founder of Arya Samaj therefore in Arya Samaj wedding his teachings is followed. The wedding rituals are performed to remember ancient Hindu culture. The important fact about Arya Samaj Wedding is that it to be different from today’s modern wedding in many aspects such as it not to be profligate. In Arya Samaj marriage no God is worshipped, even instead of it natural elements such as fire, air and water is worshipped.

The priest completes all wedding rituals and read Vedic chants as well as explains the meaning of wedding to the newly wed couple. This is very important part of wedding since it gives real meaning of marriage in life and help them to live together lifetime. Some rituals and customs are similar in Arya Samaj Wedding to Hindu wedding such as Madhuparka, Parikrama, Shilarohan and Pani Grahan.

The bride offers holy water three times to groom in the Madhuparka ritual after that groom have to taken Madhuparka. It is made of honey, cream and curds. Panigrahan is the most important wedding ritual in which groom holds the hands of bride and make promises to live together in all circumstances including good and bad. Thus Arya Samaj Wedding is not lavish like other weddings.