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Wedding In Hyderabad
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Any wedding is auspicious, as the bride and groom
together start a new life. Similarly the wedding in Hyderabad is
exciting as many of the Telugu speaking people reside in the city. A
Hyderabad wedding has many ceremonies, rituals and rites that are with
rich significance and full of symbolism. All such ceremonies and rites
are performed as similar to most of the Hindu marriage rites with an
accent on spirituality and the wife deserves a prestigious place in all
moments of the ceremonies.
According to the Hyderabad wedding, she is called
the ardhangini, which literally means she is a better half to her
husband. Wedding of Hyderabad doesn’t allow the husband to perform any
religious ritual without the presence of the wife. However, all the
rites and rituals are conducted by a priest or purohit in the Hyderabad
wedding.
Moreover, the weddings of Hyderabad are usually
conducted in any month excepting the months of Bhadrapad, Shunya and
Aashad, because these months are considered inauspicious months for
weddings. Let’s now look how a wedding in Hyderabad gets started up
with.
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Hyderabad Travel
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The rituals and rites usually begin by writing the
lagna patrikas, as this could also be performed the previous day of the
wedding. Then, an astrologer is consulted with regarding an auspicious
day and a good time is fixed for the marriage ceremony. Wedding of
Hyderabad gets geared up by the engagement called the Pradhanum or
Nischaithartum.
At this time, bridegroom enters the bride’s home
accompanied by many family members. The bride’s family is given with
fruits and gifts during that ceremony. Also, a vara puja is conducted
to honor the groom and he is also given gifts by the parents of the
bride in a Hyderabad wedding.
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Another ceremony called the Haldipaspu or Paindlipilla
is conducted which involves the dressing up of bride and guarding of
‘evil spirits’ and ‘evil eyes’. Wedding in Hyderabad are conducted in a
great manner and the marriage ceremonies called the ‘vivaham’ are
traditionally conducted in the ancestral home of bride where two
‘pujaris’ officiate. The pre wedding rituals of wedding in Hyderabad
include the Muhurtam, Pendlikoothuru ceremony, Snathakam ritual, Kashi
Yatra, Mangala Snaanam Custom, Aarti, Ganesh and Gauri puja.
The wedding rituals include the Kanyadaan, Jeelakarra
Bellamu, Madhuparkam, Sumangli, Tying of the Mangalsutra, Kanya Daan
Akshata Ceremony, Saptapadi, and the Sthaalipaakam Custom. Apart from
these rituals the Grihapravesh Ceremony forms part of the post wedding
rituals. Hence, the weddings of Hyderabad are made in a grand manner
accompanied by all their family members and friends.
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