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Calcutta Wedding
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Located on the banks of the Hoogley River,
Calcutta or Kolkata is very much like a cultural hub of this country.
Calcutta is almost 350 years old city having some great history and
tradition behind it.
Calcutta was the capital of the country till 1911;
generally it was the center of all attractions. Calcutta is the safest
and the most secular city of the country so people belong to different
cast and religion stays in this city and each of them celebrate their
occasions in their own way.
To talk about Calcutta-wedding, automatically the
rituals of Bengali marriages comes first as most of the people living
in this city are Bengali. Marriage is a very special thing for any
Bengali (no matter if he/she is Hindu or Muslim) and they celebrate it
according to their best possible way and in a way that can be
remembered for a long time. In Bengali marriage is called Bibaho/Biye.
‘Gaye Holud’ (yellowing the body) is a very
important ritual for a Hindu bride.Groom’s family members excluding the
groom, go for a procession taking the bride’s outfit,
wedding-decoration, sweets and gifts.
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Bengali marriages are celebrated in a very grand
way and the cloths, accessories and other things related to marriage
are very gorgeous and that’s why Calcutta-wedding is very much famous
in India. In an occasion like marriage, the whole surroundings of a
marriage-house become very joyful and noisy.
Continuing the discussion about Calcutta-wedding,
we further add that after the initial stages the main part of marriage
takes place. The ritual called ‘Beeye’ is arranged and organized by the
bride’s family. The ritual called ‘beeye’ is considered to be a very
holy thing which is done with the Sanskrit Mantras by the Hindu pundit.
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In Hindu marriages, paper works are done mostly after
the beeye and everybody then celebrates the union with the grand feast.
‘Basar-raat’ also takes place at bride’s house. Hindu Bengali
marriages, which represent the Calcutta-wedding, mostly happen in the
evening. On the very next day, the couple starts their journey towards
the groom’s home.
After that day, the grand reception takes place at the
groom’s house which is popularly known as ‘Bou-Bhat’. On the night of
the ‘Bou-Bhat’, the ful-sajya takes place where the bride and the groom
start staying with each for the first time.
Apart from the Bengalis, many people belong to other
religion also live at kolkata and their wedding is also celebrated in
their own way but the Bengali marriage has made the Calcutta-wedding
more popular.
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