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Arya Samaj Wedding:
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In India, the wedding rituals and customs are mainly based on religion or community. The community
only decides the kind of wedding ceremony that a couple would have. There are many people in India
who don't believe in the grand and elaborate rituals of the Hindu wedding function. For them who
are not so particular about their religion and community a special community wedding, is organized,
which is not so rigid in its rituals and customs but at the same time based on the Vedic rites and
customs than Arya Samaj wedding is the right choice for them. An Arya Samaj wedding can also be
incorporated with any other Hindu community wedding. As everyone knows Swami Dayanand Saraswathi
founded that Arya Samaj. The Arya Samaj weddings are performed as per Vedic rites. According to
the principle the Arya Samaj conducts weddings only for Hindus. But for non-Hindus who want to have
an Arya Samaj wedding the Samaj would allow them to get married according to the Arya Samaj traditions
but before that they have to be converted through a process called 'Shuddhi' meaning purification.
The Arya Samaj wedding ceremony is performed with the fire and other elements as the witnesses
since they don't believe in idol worshipping. In an Arya Samaj wedding the mantras, which are
chanted are translated into a language that the couple can understand this makes the wedding
ceremony all the more special as the couple can relate themselves to the meaning and significance
of the wedding mantras. This wedding is different from the traditional Hindu wedding in the sense
that it does not involves elaborate rituals and the ceremony is not extended over a long period of
time. Simplicity is the main essence of Arya Samaj wedding. The wedding ceremony lasts for an hour
or so and the wedding expense is very low compared to the normal traditional Hindu wedding.
The main rituals of the wedding are as follows:
Madhuparka is a ritual in which the bride and the groom arrive at the venue of the wedding the
groom partakes of 'Madhuparka', which is a mixture of honey, curds and cream. The bride gives
the groom water three times, which he sprinkles on his feet, over his body and drinks it the third
time. Similarly, the groom also follows the ritual. This ritual symbolizes the commencement of their
journey into a happy married life. The ritual of kanyadaan is the one in which the parents of the
bride offer their daughter's hand in marriage to the groom. Havanv is the ritual where the wedding
is solemnized in front of the Agni or holy fire, which is considered life. The priest chants the
mantras invoking blessing for happy married life. In the Pani Grahan Sanskar the groom takes the
bride's hands in his and chants mantras promising to be beside her in times of need and look after
all her needs. Than there are rituals like Shilarohan, Lajahom, Parikrama, and Saptapadi,
which are followed. Lastly the ritual ends with the Aashirwaad ceremony where the newly wedded couple
takes the blessing of all the elders in the family.
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