Indian Wedding customs – ritual and traditions, Mangalsnan, Mangalsutra, ceremony

The significance of water at these ceremonies could be associated  to the purity of water in spiritual terms , or it could have evolved from that all enduring belief in the “fountain of eternal youth “ , endowing “water “with properties of miraculous powers to rejuvenate .While there is nothing such as ‘snan’ water that distinguishes it from ordinary water , except , perhaps , the magical effect of the mantras or prayers chanted by the priest ,elaborate ceremony rites associated with the “ritual of the bath”, continue to be performed to this day at almost all ceremonies , particularly weddings .

Much significance has been accorded to the bathing ritual or mangalsnan for both the groom and the bride-to-be, prior to the wedding ceremony. Apart from spiritual reasons , Read more

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