Wedding In Gujrati Style
Thursday, November 27th, 2008
In Gujrati wedding the pre-wedding ceremonies is Mandap Muhurat
The families of the bride and the groom in their respective homes execute the initial of the auspicious ceremony, the mantap muhurat and it a few days ahead of the wedding. The families plead to Lord Ganesh to eliminate all impediments. An acharya or priests before a sacred fire carry out the puja.
Griha Shanti
It is supposed that the stars and constellation wield manipulate on the lives of individual. Any fracas in the stars can injury married relationships and the lives of the duo. The purpose of the ‘Griha Shanti’ puja is to placate the ‘grihas’ or planets and to bring peace between the constellations.
In Gujrati wedding the baraat call’s “Jaanâ€. This ceremony involves the groom incoming at the house of the bride to look for the blessings of his mother-in-law. The groom’s potential mother-in-law blesses him and act upon a small ceremony to ward off the iniquity eye. (more…)










