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High importance is attached to family and relationships in India. This is why; the biggest decision of life i.e. selecting a life partner is also made by parents of the Indian bride and the Indian groom. Love marriages are prevalent in India now but the culture of arranged marriages has bounced back with online matrimony sites coming in.
Posted: 2010-02-18
Category: Marriage
Mehndi holds a lot of cultural significance in Indian traditions. Be it weddings, Karva Chauth or other occasions, mehndi plays an important role in all the ceremonies and festivals of India. In today’s era of modernization, the new styles and designs of mehndi are coming up, adding glamour and fun to it.
Posted: 2010-02-04
Category: Marriage
Parsi marriages are called ‘Lagan’ and are quite different from Hindu weddings. Though Parsi weddings are simple, their rituals are spread over a week like other Indian marriages. For Parsis, marriage is an occasion of social and religious celebrations. This article highlights the traditions and customs followed in Parsi weddings.
Posted: 2010-02-03
Category: Marriage
Kundali Matching is an ancient Vedic practice in which horoscopes of two people are matched in eight spheres of life. This is what forms the basis for determining if the two people are suited to tie the knot or get into matrimony.
Posted: 2010-01-29
Category: Marriage
Muslim Matrimony believes in unison of two souls through marriage or Nikaah. The ceremonies of Muslim weddings are simple and different from Hindu marriages. This article describes the rituals followed in Muslim marriages divided into pre-wedding ceremonies, wedding ceremonies and post wedding ceremonies. The Nikaah gets complete with rituals of Meher, Ijab-e-Qubul and Nikaahnama.
Posted: 2010-01-28
Category: Marriage
Under Sikh matrimony or Anand Karaj as known among Sikhs, more preference is given to arranged marriages over love marriages. The parents of a Sikh boy or a Sikh girl look for a suitable match in their community and as soon as it is found, they fix the wedding and begin preparations.
Posted: 2010-01-21
Category: Marriage
Earlier for men, the only preparation for their wedding was to procure a superb wedding dress. An Indian groom had to just shave the beard, put on the dress- a shervani or a suit, comb his hair, apply some fragrance and he was ready to go to the mandap. But this simple process has been completely transformed into a haute affair now.
Posted: 2010-01-20
Category: Marriage
A bride wants to look her best on the most important day of her life, the day of her wedding. The wedding dress becomes the most important part of a bride’s beauty along with other elements like jewelry, hairstyle, make up, henna application and footwear completing the wedding attire.
Posted: 2010-01-13
Category: Marriage
Due to the diversity and vastness of India’s culture, Indian marriage customs are also diverse. Every region of the country, east, west, north and south have their own unique way of celebrating marriages and their own wedding customs and rituals.
Posted: 2010-01-11
Category: Marriage
As marriage date comes closer, it seems like so much work has to be done and it is also important that everything should be perfect. Everyone is mainly concerned about how a bride conducts herself
Posted: 2008-11-27
Category: Marriage
Telugu marriage is a very sophisticated affair and it includes various ceremonies and rituals which take place a few days before marriage. Wedding for Andhrites means lots of customs, traditions, rituals and long hours of enjoyments for both family and relatives
Posted: 2008-11-27
Category: Marriage
