A typical Kashmiri Pandit wedding lasts for up to nine days, thanks to the numerous pre wedding and post wedding functions. https://weddingdoers.com

1. Traditions Of Pandit
Marriage In India -
Seven To nine Days
Affair

2. Traditions Of Pandit
Marriage In India - Seven To nine Days Affair
From pre wedding ceremonies to post
wedding ceremonies, everything about
a Kashmiri wedding is pristine and
quaint. There are numerous rituals
which are involved in a Kashmiri
Pandit wedding. Below we have
discussed these rituals briefly:
Pre wedding Rituals
The main Kashmiri Pandit wedding
rituals performed before the
main wedding ceremony include the
following:
Kasamdry …
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This is the formal engagement of the
couple. The engagement happens in a
temple, on a date fixed by a priest and
both the families meet here and
exchange flowers as a gesture of
celebration for the alliance.
Livun
This ceremony refers to the cleansing of
the houses of both the bride and the
groom. The event may happen either on
the same day for both the families or
they may do it on different dates as per
their convenience. This day also marks
the setting up of the oven in the
backyard by the cook of the house…
Traditions Of Pandit
Marriage In India - Seven To nine Days Affair

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and from then on all wedding meals are
prepared there only.
Wanwun
Wanwun or music sessions are held
every day at both the bride and the
groom’s house everyday till the wedding
functions last.
Krool Khanun
Tradition imagery and symbols are used
for decorating the door of the bride and
the groom’s house.
Maanziraat …
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Marriage In India - Seven To nine Days Affair

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This ceremony happens one week
before the wedding. The bride’s feet are
washed by her maternal aunts and her
hands and feet are decorated with
henna.
Yagneopavit
If not done when the groom was
younger, the thread ceremony takes
place just before his marriage.
Devgon
This ceremony marks the conversion of
the bride and the groom from
brahmacharya ashram to grihastha…
Traditions Of Pandit
Marriage In India - Seven To nine Days Affair

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ashram. The ceremony is held
separately for the bride and the groom
and all their relatives are supposed to
observe fast on this day.
Kanishran
Once Devgon is completed, the bride
and the groom are taken back to their
homes where they are bathed in water,
rice, milk and curd, showered with
flowers and given gifts in the form of
jewellery and household items for the
bride, while the groom receives new
clothes.
Duribat …
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Marriage In India - Seven To nine Days Affair

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This is formal lunch in which the
maternal relatives of both the bride and
the groom participate in. Gifts are also
exchanged during this lunch ceremony.
Wedding Ceremony
After almost a week, all of the pre
wedding functions get completed, and
then finally wedding day arrives. The
typical Kashmiri Pandit
wedding ceremony includes:
- Maternal Uncles helping the groom tie
the turban and get ready for the
wedding ceremony. …
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Marriage In India - Seven To nine Days Affair

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- The groom’s family is received by the
bride’s family at the wedding venue and
nutmegs are exchanged as a symbol of
lifelong relations between the two
families.
- Next the lagan ceremony is performed
with both the bride and the groom
together.
- Finally the wedding ceremony ends
with the Posh Puza ceremony.
Post Wedding Rituals …
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Marriage In India - Seven To nine Days Affair

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After the completion of the wedding
rituals, the Vidaai ceremony takes place
after which the bride is welcomed by the
groom’s family in their home. Next day
the bride goes back to her home along
with the groom and some children.
Traditions Of Pandit Marriage In India -
Seven To nine Days Affair

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