{"id":4589,"date":"2019-04-09T10:37:52","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T00:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/?p=4589"},"modified":"2023-11-29T14:56:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T03:56:58","slug":"an-indian-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/an-indian-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"An Indian Wedding &#8211; a guide on what you&#8217;ll experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>An Indian wedding is seen by many as the epitome of Indian culture and extravagance.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Typically, an Indian wedding is a three-day celebration of colour, commitment, religion, tradition and family. Whilst considered a very inclusive environment, it is a ceremony that most Westerners will unlikely get to experience in their lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We take you through key moments shared during the three-day celebrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img width=\"730\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"traditional Indian dancing\" class=\"wp-image-4592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_1-1.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_1-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_1-1-345x194.jpg 345w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\"><\/noscript><img width=\"730\" height=\"410\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20730%20410%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"traditional Indian dancing\" class=\"wp-image-4592 lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20730%20410%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_1-1.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_1-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_1-1-345x194.jpg 345w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_1-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>MISRI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>misri<\/em> usually\ntakes place a few days before the official wedding ceremony in private between\nthe bride and groom\u2019s family \u2013 usually held at the bride\u2019s family home. The two\nfamilies meet to exchange prayers, gold rings and the groom\u2019s family offer a\nbasket of gifts and flowers to the bride\u2019s family to symbolise a merging of the\ntwo families. Usually included in the gift is rock sugar\/candy \u2013 meant to\nsymbolise wishes of a sweet marriage between the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img width=\"730\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_2.jpg\" alt=\"mehendi and washing of brides feet\" class=\"wp-image-4594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_2.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_2-345x194.jpg 345w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\"><\/noscript><img width=\"730\" height=\"410\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20730%20410%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"mehendi and washing of brides feet\" class=\"wp-image-4594 lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20730%20410%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_2.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_2-345x194.jpg 345w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_2.jpg\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>SANGEET<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>sangeet<\/em> is\nprobably one of the most recognised elements of a Hindu wedding celebration \u2013\nusually taking place the day or evening before the wedding ceremony it is\nbasically a big colourful party of song and dance, with either all guests or\njust women. <em>Sangeet <\/em>translates\ndirectly to \u2018sung together\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>MEHENDI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>mehendi<\/em> is a\nprivate ceremony, taking up several hours the day before the wedding \u2013 where\nthe bride and her female friends and family members are adorned with intricate\nhenna designs on their hands and feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img width=\"730\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_3.jpg\" alt=\"traditional laja homa\" class=\"wp-image-4595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_3.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_3-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_3-345x194.jpg 345w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\"><\/noscript><img width=\"730\" height=\"410\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20730%20410%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"traditional laja homa\" class=\"wp-image-4595 lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20730%20410%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_3.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_3-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendywutours.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_3-345x194.jpg 345w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wendywutours.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/WWT_image_3.jpg\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>HALDI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">In the <em>haldi<\/em> the\nfamily of both the bride and groom spread a mix of oil, water and turmeric over\nthe couple as a blessing to the gods and to ward off evil spirits. It has the\nadded bonus of moisturising the couple\u2019s skin in preparation for the big day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>WEDDING CEREMONY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Indian wedding day itself is full of several customs and ceremonies culminating in the dedication to the Hindu gods and superstition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>mandap <\/em>is a large canopy where the ceremony is performed under, the four pillars of the <em>mandap<\/em> symbolise both sets of parents and their blessing of the union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the wedding vows the couple hold hands and take seven steps around the <em>holy fire<\/em> (lit at the beginning of the ceremony), they do so reciting the Hindu pledge of marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The brother of the bride pours rice on to the brides hands in a custom known as <em>laja homa.<\/em> As the rice falls through her hands they pass through the grooms and into the holy fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To symbolise that the bride is now married and the union of the couple, the groom ties a <em>mangalsutra<\/em> around her neck which is a black knotted necklace adorned with two gold beads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Indian wedding is seen by many as the epitome of Indian culture and extravagance. Typically, an Indian wedding is a three-day celebration of colour, commitment, religion, tradition and family. Whilst considered a very inclusive environment, it is a ceremony that most Westerners will unlikely get to experience in their lifetime. 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