The document provides information about the rituals and ceremonies involved in North Indian and South Indian wedding traditions. It describes the key events and customs for both styles of marriage, including pre-wedding ceremonies like mehndi, sangeet and haldi in North Indian weddings. For South Indian weddings, it outlines wedding rituals like gowri pooja, kanyadaan, jeelakarra bellamu, mangalya dharana and saptapadi. The document thus summarizes and compares the typical procedures and cultural practices associated with marriages in North and South parts of India.

1.  A ritual isa set of actions,
performed mainly
 for their symbolic value.
The prescribed procedure for
conducting religious ceremonies
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2. Marriage
Marriage is a holy relation
between two
persons which make them
together for
their life time…
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3. Ganapathi sloka
Vakra-Tunndda Maha-
Kaaya Surya-Koti
Samaprabha
Nirvighnam Kuru Me
Deva Sarva-Kaaryessu
Sarvadaa
MEANING:
O Lord Ganesha, of
Curved Trunk, Large
Body, and with the
Brilliance of a Million
Suns,
Please Make All my

4. Bridegroom
Namostu anantaya sahasramurtaye
Sahasrapadakshi shira uru bahave
sahasranamne purushaya shashvate
sahasrakoti yuga dharine namah
South indian groom North indian groom
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5. Bride
Kanyam kanaka sampannam
sakala abharanih yutam.
South Indian bride North Indian bride
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6. Bride and
Bridegroom
•South Indian •North Indian
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7. NORTH INDIAN
MARRIAGE STYLE
Pre wedding ceremonies Main day ceremony:
Engagement Jayamala or
Mehandi Varamala
Sangeet Bidaai
Tilak
Haldi
Baarat

8. Engagement ceremony
Pre
marriage
ceremony

9. Haldi ceremony
Relatives and
friends apply
turmeric paste
to bride & bride
groom

10. Mehandi ceremony
Relatives apply
Mehandi paste
on brides
hands…

11. Sangeet ceremony
Members
from both
the families
sing and
dance
along…

12. Baarat
Journey to
wedding hall

13. Tilak ceremony
Father of
the bride
applies the
auspicious
tilak on
groom’s
forehead

14. Mandap

16. Jayamala ceremony
Bride trying
to put the
garland
around the
neck of
groom

17. Sindoor dan ceremony
Groom
applies red
tilak on the
bride fore
head

18. Mangalsutra pehnana
Groom wears a
mangalasutra
around the
neck of bride

19. Bidaai ceremony

21. SOUTH INDIAN
WEDDING

22. Marriage starts with
1)Ganapathi pooja 2)Navagraha pooja
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23. Gowri pooja
To ward
off all
evil
sprits.

24. kasi yatra
•Final
opportunity
for
Groom to get
the
bride
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25. Curtain Raiser
The bride
hidden
behind a
curtain
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26. Kanyadhan
The bride's parents
wash the groom's
feet

27. Jeelakarra Bellamu
The bride and groom
apply a paste of
cumin seeds (jeera)
and jaggery on each
other's hands.

28. Mangalya Dharana
|| Mangalyam tantunanena mama jeevana
hetuna: kanthe badhnami subhage twam jeeva
sarada satam ||
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29. Kanyadaan Akshata
Couple exchange garlands by saying…..
Dharmecha,
Arthecha,
Kamecha,
Mokshecha
Aham Evam Naati
Charami

30. Talambralu
Rice mixed with the
turmeric

31. saptapadi
Step 1.:- Ekamishe -
Vishnuthva - Anvethu -
Step 2.:- Dhve Oorjve -
Vishnuthva - Anvethu -
Step 3.:- Threeni Vruthaya -
Vishnuthva - Anvethu -
Step 4.:- Chathvaari Maayo -
Vishnuthva - Anvethu -
Step 5.:- Pancha Pasubhyaha -
Vishnuthva - Anvethu -
Step 6.:- Shadru Thubhyaha -
Vishnuthva - Anvethu -
Step 7.:- Sapth Sapthabhyaha
- Vishnuthva - Anvethu -

32. Arundathi star
Bride and groom
watches the star in
the sky……..
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33. Aashirvaad
Couple
take
blessings
from their
relatives

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