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Wedding traditions of South Asia

Saptapadi and the sacred fire, mehndi and haldi, baraat and nikah: the longest, loudest weddings anywhere. 119 traditions on EveryShaadi so far.

🇮🇳 India and 1 moreToe ring A silver band worn on the second toe to mark a woman as married in India.Adornment · The ceremony 🇮🇳 IndiaNishekam The Hindu rite of consummation on the first night after marriageRite · The ceremony

🇮🇳 IndiaAyyavazhi wedding The sacred rite of Ayyavazhi that treats marriage as a spiritual sacrament and family life as the highest austerity.Rite · Procession and arrival

🇮🇳 IndiaVadhu PraveshaBou Boron The ritual welcoming the bride into her husband's home with blessings and symbolic acts.Blessing · After the wedding

🇮🇳 IndiaDejhoor A hexagonal ear ornament worn by Kashmiri Pandit women to mark their marriage.Adornment · The eve

🇮🇳 Delhi, India and 2 moreKarva Chauthकरकचतुर्थी (Karakachaturthī) A Hindu festival where married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for their husband's health and life.Betrothal · The weeks before

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Karva Chauth: Iamwiki001, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Toe ring: Wikiss, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Alta: Shounak Ray, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Ayyavazhi wedding: Vaikunda Raja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Dejhoor: Unknown author, Public domain, source

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