Marriage Rituals in a Kashmiri Pandit Wedding
Marriages
have always been the most important celebration in all the religions, areas,
communities, and castes. The essence of the marriage remains the same, with the
only difference in the rituals and the customs by which the marriage ceremony
is performed. There are many regions, communities and states in the India, and
every group has its own way of celebrating their marriage. Kashmir is a place
which has been famous for its beauty, with the addition of knowledge and
ethnicity in the panits presents their called Kashmiri Pandits.
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The
marriage in Kashmiri Pandits is decided after matching the horoscopes of the
prospective bride and the groom. The caste, standard, backgrounds of the
families are also matched to fix a perfect match. The matrimony time and date
is then fixed in consultation with the priest, who announces the auspicious
date according to best mahurat. The rituals followed in a Kasmiri Pandit
marriage are:
Pre-
wedding rituals:
Kasamdry:
It is the formal engagement of the couple in a temple, after the alliance is
fixed by both the kashmiri families. The ceremony is performed in accordance to
the date fixed by the kashmiri pandit. Flowers are exchanged between the
families, to show the acceptance of the association, whereas the bride and the
groom exchanges ring with each other. Kashmiri meal from the bride side is
served to the relatives and friends present from both the sides.
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Livun: It
is any day before the marriage, when the house is cleaned in a traditional way,
the whole house id applied with water and mud. The same process takes place at
both the houses. The bua or the sister of the bride's and the groom's father
prepared a special dish called var, and distributes it among the family members
and the neighbours, for she is given cash as a form of shagun. Also, the
cooking place made of mud and water is also established at the backyard of the
house, where the cook prepares traditional dishes for all the ceremonies and
functions.
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Maenziraat:
It is the ritual, where the doors of the house of both the bride and the grooms
are decorated by their aunts, after which the bride takes a holy bathe, and is
applied with designed heena on her hands and feet. The evening is celebrated
with a lot of traditional dances and songs on both the respective houses. The
mehandi or the heena is applied on the hand of the kashmiri pandit groom also,
as a sign of purity and blessing by the elders.
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Yagneopavit:
It is the thread ceremony, where the groom is made to wear asacred thread or
Janev.
Divagone:
This is the ceremony which marks the transformation of the bride and the groom
from their brahamcharya life to the grahast life. In this, they worship they
idols of gods Shiv and parvati, to seek their blessings for their happy married
life. The rituals is practised in the respective homes of the bride and the
groom, the customs are performed by the priest. Also, the gifts to be given to
the bride in her marriage are placed before the sacred fire. A gold ornament
called dejaharu, along with other gold ornaments is gifted to the kahmiri
pandit bride, signifying the stage that she is ready for her marriage.
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Wedding
day rituals:
The bride
and the groom dresses in their traditional attire, called Pheran. The groom
after getting ready moves with the procession to the wedding venue where he is
welcomed by the bride's family in a grand manner. The mother and the other
elder female members of the bride's family welcome the groom and his relatives
with a traditional arti and blowing off the conk shell. The food menu has the
traditional veg items, ranging from 21- 25, with no non-veg in or around the
marriage hall.
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The bride
is brought by her maternal uncle to the place of wedding, where both Kashmiri
Pandit Bride and the groom sees each other in the mirror, after which they can
match eyes. Then the sacred ritual of seven pheras around the goddess fire is
taken, the first phera being taken by stepping on the seven one rupee coins.
This marks the completion of the marriage, after which the dinner is served.
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