Kashmiri weddings are simple yet charming in their own way. Read on to find out about the Kashmiri wedding customs

1. Step By Step
Procedure of
Kashmiri Marriage
Including Blowing Of
Shankhs, 7 Phere,
Pandit Shloks, Dwar
Puja, Nabad and
Aathwas Ceremony

2. Step By Step Procedure of Kashmiri Marriage Including Blowing Of Shankhs, 7 Phe
Kashmiri marriage, as the name
suggests is the wedding held in the land
of Kashmir. Kashmiri weddings are
pretty simple and follow their own set of
rules and customs. A traditional
Kashmiri wedding begins with the
matching of the prospective horoscopes
or teknis of the bride and the groom. An
official wedding date is fixed by the
purohit (priest).
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3. Step By Step Procedure of Kashmiri Marriage Including Blowing Of Shankhs, 7 Phe
Marriage procession
A marriage procession carried out by
the groom and his friends and family
reaches at the bride’s house or the
wedding venue. Before this ceremony
the groom is made to stand on a vyoog
(rangoli). He is given nabad to eat, a
conch shell is blown to signify his
departure, and two rice pots containing
some money are given to the poor.
Reception ceremony
On the arrival of the marriage
procession, they are warmly received by
the bride’s family and their arrival is
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4. Step By Step Procedure of Kashmiri Marriage Including Blowing Of Shankhs, 7 Phe
signified by blowing a conch shell. This
is followed by an exchange of jaiphal or
nutmeg between the fathers of the bride
and the groom. This is done to
solemnize the relationship. Thereafter, a
pooja is performed with lamps made of
wheat flour and the bride and the groom
are fed nabad. Two rice pots with
money are given to the poor. The
couple is then escorted by the family
purohit to the door. Here, the purohit
performs a small ceremony known as
dwar pooja before taking them to the
lagan mandap.
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5. Step By Step Procedure of Kashmiri Marriage Including Blowing Of Shankhs, 7 Phe
The wedding ceremony (Lagan)
The wedding rituals are performed by a
purohit in front of holy fire. This is when
the bride and groom see each other for
the first time through mirror images.
After this, they are made to hold hands
of each other so firm that it does not get
loosened with time. The groom uses his
right hand to hold the left hand of the
bride and the bride does the same.
Their hands are covered with a cloth.
This is called Athwas in Kashmiri.
According to Kashmiris, the first of the
two to be able to pull out the
engagement ring of the other will be the
dominating one in a relationship. A …
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6. Step By Step Procedure of Kashmiri Marriage Including Blowing Of Shankhs, 7 Phe
golden thread called Amananmal is
used to tie their foreheads together.
This is followed by a total of seven
pheras taken by the couple in complete
circles around the sacred fire. There is a
vegetarian dinner after the wedding
ceremony. The bride and the groom eat
from the same plate.
Posh Puza
Once the saptapadi is completed, the
bride and the groom are covered with a
red cloth over their heads. All the guests
then offer them flowers (posh) with
pandit shloks being chanted along. The
couple is worshipped with flowers as the
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7. Step By Step Procedure of Kashmiri Marriage Including
Blowing Of Shankhs, 7 Phere, Pandit Shloks, Dwar Puja,
Nabad and Aathwas Ceremony
two are considered to be Shiva and
Parvati.
After completion of this pooja, the bride
prepares to leave for her maternal
home. While leaving that venue, the
bride throws a fistful of rice over her
shoulder, facing backwards to the
house. This is done to ensure that the
bride remains prosperous in her
wedded life.
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