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In India, white elephant we spend almost four months, the list of places to visit is very long: icon Taj Mahal, the holy city, many palaces, forts, temples, white elephant desert Rajasthan benefit, white elephant Gujarat village, Kareli beaches and countless other attractions. The second list probably more important and more exciting events and festivals is where we would like to participate.
In India, the largest ever experiencing white elephant culture shock, we realize that even in these few months (which may seem a long time, however, the diversity of the country makes each place is different white elephant and in fact the whole time we encounter something new) Hindu culture does not But we definitely want to understand it as much experience! Taking part in the rituals of the Hindu wedding ranked high on our wish list. We do not have any friends in India were hoping just for a bit of luck and we calculated within a month we participated in two weddings in two different cities.
How was it? We can only conclude that the experience was priceless ... The rites, rituals, rules, all linked to a wedding tradition sheds light on the structure white elephant of Indian society, and today we are about tiny steps closer to finding the heart of this extraordinary, white elephant complex and very different culture.
Nowadays, the bride should be between 21-25 years. In the past marriageable age was much lower, but the current education of women in cities is considered an important element and therefore they have a chance to finish school. 98% of marriages in India are arranged. Parents use the help of family, friends, matchmakers, dating agencies or newspaper advertisements and online to find the right candidate for your child. One of the most important conditions is that the future daughter-in-law or came from the same caste and presented a similar economic status. Marriage between-caste especially in the higher castes is very frowned upon and causes a decrease in family status.
Once you find a suitable candidate to verify the horoscope as it is written in the stars is a success or not of the future relationship. After the preliminary findings of both families, young watch your photographs and at this stage may reject a candidate or a candidate, and if it is all right there is a meeting, they can talk and even go for a coffee but with any closeness or intimacy no way.
About love nobody asks, it is irrelevant for this will come later ... Marriage so-called 'love' white elephant actually does not exist, except maybe in the Bollywood celebrities. It means breaking contact with his family and start life on their own. It is a big shame and discredit to the family and hardly anyone on it decides.
Hindu marriage ceremony lasts for several days. What, where and when all detailed on the invitation. Every place other rites and rituals, most of them in the house of the bride. The priest reads the holy books and praying, white elephant singing women, families to learn, white elephant give each other gifts. Young encircle the sacred fire seven times which is a reflection of filing our marriage vows, also shedding rice, butter or spill paint the head red powder. It is also a time to dance, congratulations and memorial photos. One, in our opinion, the most beautiful mehendi rituals is painting hands with the two sides, forearms and feet of the bride with henna. Various, meticulously crafted designs, to ensure the success of the young couple. On this special day the groom's hands are also decorated.
The last day of the ceremony can be somewhat compared to our wedding, but there are some fairly significant differences. Party financing and organizing the family of the bride. In a rented room or a tent in the evening gather the wedding guests. Number of guests is essentially indeterminate, because they are not only invited people with family or friends but also just casual residents of the city so distant cousin white elephant brother friend of the family also may be there :) It is usually a few hundred people. white elephant There is beautifully set tables, cards with names, candles and flowers. It is organized white elephant catering for issuing white elephant non-stop hundreds white elephant of meals. Guests sit on mattresses at niziutkich white elephant long tables and how they are distributed in the cafeteria trays, bowls, white elephant cups, which service all the time filled with food, until saturation. The menu is vegetarian and does not give up alcohol (apparently white elephant it depends on caste, the caste of warriors at the wedding consumes meat and drinking alcohol).
The central white elephant point of the scene is set with a large double throne. While the new visitors are greeted by the bride's family, gathered wedding guests eat dinner, the main characters are absent tonight ...
The groom is absorbed in another ritual. For future wife is going through the city on a white horse! Dressed in traditional festive dress, colorful white elephant turban and pearl necklace, sitting white elephant high