Marriage Rituals
RAJPUT MARRIAGE
Rajputs traditionally have their own distinct individual rituals of marriage. Marriage is considered one of the most important events in a couple's lives
Rajput marriages as a rule are grand traditional affairs. The weddings extend for days and boasts of many rich events.
Seven lifes
It is a relationship which is created for seven lifes between the two families of the bride and the groom. It comprises a ceremony for the Tilak (engagement), the Ban (starting of the wedding ceremony), the Mel (the community feast), the Nikasi (the departure of the Bridegroom party for the wedding), the Sehla, and the Dhukav (reception of the wedding party at the bride's place by her parents). Solemnisation of the wedding is referred to as Fera.
The rituals before marriage
Tilak ceremony
In this ceremony, which makes the engagement or alliance official, the male members of the girl's family visit the boy's house. The girl's brother then applies the tilak on the groom's forehead. The boy is also presented with gifts such as a sword, clothes, sweets, fruits etc.
Ganapati Sthapana and Griha Shanti ceremony
This ritual held a few days before the marriage is auspicious and is done to propitiate the gods. In this ceremony a havan is performed and a Ganesha idol is installed.
Pithi Dastoor
This ceremony which involves application of turmeric and sandalwood paste on the bride and groom is held with much fanfare in both wedding houses. This function is held in a big way in the bride's house especially and features women singers with dholak as well. They sing wedding songs along with shehnai and nagara players.
Mahira Dastoor
This ritual which takes place in the boy's and girl's houses involves the maternal uncles of the families. The uncles donate clothes, jewellery and sweet delicacies to the entire family. It is a symbolic gesture emphasising the fact that the maternal uncle has to lend a hand of help for the expenditure of his sister's family.
Janev ceremony
The groom is made to wear a saffron robe and perform a yagna with the priest on the eve of him taking over the duties of a householder. At the end of the yagna, the groom has to act as if he wants to become an ascetic and run away but is stopped by his maternal uncle, who convinces him to get married.
Palla dastoor
The boy's family visits the bride's house with the trousseau like clothes and jewellery a day or two before the marriage.
Rajput Baraat
The Rajput baraat is an all men's affair consisting of the men from the groom's family. The groom is usually dressed in gold achkan and an orange turban and usually rides an elephant or a horse and carries a sword.
Marriage Rituals
The groom is then escorted to the ladies section and after the bride's mother performs the traditional aarti he is taken to the wedding mandap. He is usually accompanied by a male relative or a relative or a brother. The wedding takes place with a yagna fire and the chanting of vedic mantras and the pheras. The only difference here is that the bride has to keep her face hidden behind a long veil throughout the marriage. Also, only the women attend this ceremony as the men of the house are busy tending to the baraat and other guests.
Kieur Khilana
In Rajputs of Jammu before going to mandap there is one another ceremony called Kiuer Ceremony. In this ceremony Salis of groom used to give kieur to him.Kieur is special sweet dish made mainly in marriage.
After the marriage rituals
Grihapravesh
In this ritual the bride enters the husband's house for the first time. The bride is welcomed with a puja, and some fun games she has to indulge in with the groom.
Pagelagni
The day following the grihapravesh, this ceremony in which the bride who is still in a veil is introduced to all the family members of the groom. They in turn bless her and give her gifts.
Bidai or farewell
The event of a bride leaving her parental home is marked by the bidai ceremony. A coconut is placed under the wheel of the car and the moving car has to break the coconut before proceeding further. The bride opens her veil before she rides in the car and her husband gifts her a piece of jewellery for revealing her face to him.
Rajputs traditionally have their own distinct individual rituals of marriage. Marriage is considered one of the most important events in a couple's lives
Rajput marriages as a rule are grand traditional affairs. The weddings extend for days and boasts of many rich events.
Seven lifes
It is a relationship which is created for seven lifes between the two families of the bride and the groom. It comprises a ceremony for the Tilak (engagement), the Ban (starting of the wedding ceremony), the Mel (the community feast), the Nikasi (the departure of the Bridegroom party for the wedding), the Sehla, and the Dhukav (reception of the wedding party at the bride's place by her parents). Solemnisation of the wedding is referred to as Fera.
The rituals before marriage
Tilak ceremony
In this ceremony, which makes the engagement or alliance official, the male members of the girl's family visit the boy's house. The girl's brother then applies the tilak on the groom's forehead. The boy is also presented with gifts such as a sword, clothes, sweets, fruits etc.
Ganapati Sthapana and Griha Shanti ceremony
This ritual held a few days before the marriage is auspicious and is done to propitiate the gods. In this ceremony a havan is performed and a Ganesha idol is installed.
Pithi Dastoor
This ceremony which involves application of turmeric and sandalwood paste on the bride and groom is held with much fanfare in both wedding houses. This function is held in a big way in the bride's house especially and features women singers with dholak as well. They sing wedding songs along with shehnai and nagara players.
Mahira Dastoor
This ritual which takes place in the boy's and girl's houses involves the maternal uncles of the families. The uncles donate clothes, jewellery and sweet delicacies to the entire family. It is a symbolic gesture emphasising the fact that the maternal uncle has to lend a hand of help for the expenditure of his sister's family.
Janev ceremony
The groom is made to wear a saffron robe and perform a yagna with the priest on the eve of him taking over the duties of a householder. At the end of the yagna, the groom has to act as if he wants to become an ascetic and run away but is stopped by his maternal uncle, who convinces him to get married.
Palla dastoor
The boy's family visits the bride's house with the trousseau like clothes and jewellery a day or two before the marriage.
Rajput Baraat
The Rajput baraat is an all men's affair consisting of the men from the groom's family. The groom is usually dressed in gold achkan and an orange turban and usually rides an elephant or a horse and carries a sword.
Marriage Rituals
The groom is then escorted to the ladies section and after the bride's mother performs the traditional aarti he is taken to the wedding mandap. He is usually accompanied by a male relative or a relative or a brother. The wedding takes place with a yagna fire and the chanting of vedic mantras and the pheras. The only difference here is that the bride has to keep her face hidden behind a long veil throughout the marriage. Also, only the women attend this ceremony as the men of the house are busy tending to the baraat and other guests.
Kieur Khilana
In Rajputs of Jammu before going to mandap there is one another ceremony called Kiuer Ceremony. In this ceremony Salis of groom used to give kieur to him.Kieur is special sweet dish made mainly in marriage.
After the marriage rituals
Grihapravesh
In this ritual the bride enters the husband's house for the first time. The bride is welcomed with a puja, and some fun games she has to indulge in with the groom.
Pagelagni
The day following the grihapravesh, this ceremony in which the bride who is still in a veil is introduced to all the family members of the groom. They in turn bless her and give her gifts.
Bidai or farewell
The event of a bride leaving her parental home is marked by the bidai ceremony. A coconut is placed under the wheel of the car and the moving car has to break the coconut before proceeding further. The bride opens her veil before she rides in the car and her husband gifts her a piece of jewellery for revealing her face to him.
This was some information about marriage rituals of Rajputs. ..
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