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For generations, India has a prevailing traditional of the joint family system. It is a system under which extended members of a family – parents, children, the children's spouses and their offspring, etc. – live together. Usually, the oldest male member is the head in the joint Indian family system. He makes all important decisions and rules, and other family members abide by them.
Time has been changed but the lavishness has always been an integral and importent part of Indian marriages. In India, marriage is still taken as an institution where not two people but two families get united. So, it always tells for boisterous celebrations full of music and dance.
For centuries, arranged marriages have been a tradition in Indian society. Even today, the majority of Indians have their marriages planned by their parents and other respected family-members. In past, the age of marriage was young. The average age of marriage for women in India has increased to 21 years, according to 2011 Census of India. In 2009, about 7% of women got married before the age of 18. In India, every caste and community has its own way of performing the rituals of marriage.
In Hindu marriages, while Punjabis perform the 'Roka' ceremony in weddings, Sindhis perform the 'Berana'. But most common of all is the ritual of Hast Milap ceremony popularly told Panigrahan Sanskar.
Muslims also have their own special way of celebrating the marriage ceremony, popularly told Nikaah. During the auspicious occasion, the groom's family gives mehar to the bride. Parsis plant a young mango tree in a pot during the marriage ceremony. This ceremony is famous as 'Madhavsaro' ceremony. Every state has its own special way of celebrating the marriage ceremony.
A Hindu wedding progress. The bride and the groom are seated together, receiving instructions from the priest. The sacred square fire container is behind the priest.
Weddings are festive occasions in India with extensive colors, costumes, music, dance,decorations and rituals that depend on the religion of the bride and the groom, as well as their preferences. The nation celebrates about 10 million weddings per year, of which over 80% are Hindu weddings.
For generations, India has a prevailing traditional of the joint family system. It is a system under which extended members of a family – parents, children, the children's spouses and their offspring, etc. – live together. Usually, the oldest male member is the head in the joint Indian family system. He makes all important decisions and rules, and other family members abide by them.
Time has been changed but the lavishness has always been an integral and importent part of Indian marriages. In India, marriage is still taken as an institution where not two people but two families get united. So, it always tells for boisterous celebrations full of music and dance.
For centuries, arranged marriages have been a tradition in Indian society. Even today, the majority of Indians have their marriages planned by their parents and other respected family-members. In past, the age of marriage was young. The average age of marriage for women in India has increased to 21 years, according to 2011 Census of India. In 2009, about 7% of women got married before the age of 18. In India, every caste and community has its own way of performing the rituals of marriage.
In Hindu marriages, while Punjabis perform the 'Roka' ceremony in weddings, Sindhis perform the 'Berana'. But most common of all is the ritual of Hast Milap ceremony popularly told Panigrahan Sanskar.
Muslims also have their own special way of celebrating the marriage ceremony, popularly told Nikaah. During the auspicious occasion, the groom's family gives mehar to the bride. Parsis plant a young mango tree in a pot during the marriage ceremony. This ceremony is famous as 'Madhavsaro' ceremony. Every state has its own special way of celebrating the marriage ceremony.
A Hindu wedding progress. The bride and the groom are seated together, receiving instructions from the priest. The sacred square fire container is behind the priest.
Weddings are festive occasions in India with extensive colors, costumes, music, dance,decorations and rituals that depend on the religion of the bride and the groom, as well as their preferences. The nation celebrates about 10 million weddings per year, of which over 80% are Hindu weddings.
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