The marriage procession is greeted with garland and the bride's family makes all the arrangements like feasts, entertainment programmes for guests. The rituals of the wedding ceremony starts from Aarti ceremony, after which the groom is taken to a beautifully decorated Mandap where bride and groom take seven circle around a holy fire and exchange garlands. After this the bride starts for groom's house and this is called the Bidai ceremony.
Hindu Weddings
The wedding day usually commences with a fast for both the bride and groom. The groom will leave his house accompanied by his best man and one of his younger female relatives whose job it is to keep the groom awake by shaking a metal pot filled with a few coins and a betel nut over his head.
Arya Samaj Weddings
There are a literally scores of ways in which a marriage ceremony can be performed, though usually the religion/caste of the bridegroom (and sometimes the bride), decides the kind of ceremony and the nature of rites.
Indian Wedding Songs
In Hindu custom and ritual music play a very important role be it any festival or wedding ceremony. There is music for every wedding ceremony.
Sikh Weddings
Bhai Gurdas (1551-1636) is a much honoured Sikh scholar, missionary, and literary master who is also respected for his Sikh way of life.