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Pilla Bewarse
Username: Godmother
Post Number: 69
Registered: 10-2005
Posted From: 140.105.48.199
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 - 8:26 am: |    |
Patrika : A marriage contract is drawn up by both families
Nisachaitharthum : The engagement
Vara Puja : A 'puja' is performed in honour of the bridegroom
Paindlipilla or Haldipaspu : Ritual bath and beautification of the bride
Vivaham (Muhurtham) : Commencement of the marriage ceremonies
Kankana Shastra : Invoking the blessings of all the deities
Kanyadaan : Giving away the bride
Saptapadi : Seven steps around the sacred fire
Grahapravesham : The couple enters the marital home
Reception : Post wedding celebrations
Kalyanautsavam : A 'puja' in the Venkateshwara Temple in Tirupathi |
