Kashmiri Marriage Traditions

A plate of rice containing some money is touched to the left shoulder of the groom while the turban is being tied. Only the groom rides a horse in the marriage procession (the rest use other means) to the bride's house. They are greeted and welcomed with the blooming of 'shankhs'. The couple has to cross their arms one over the other and hold hands covered with cloth (This ritual is called Aathwas). A golden thread (Mananmal) is tied to their foreheads.

Stepping on seven one rupee silver coins placed in a circle makes the first round around the sacred fire. The next six rounds are done to the chanting of the couple feeding each other.

The eldest lady of the bride's family offers 'Misri' three times to the couple and kisses their foreheads. The bride is seated in a decorated palanquin and bid goodbye.

'Satraat' - where the bride returns to her house for dinner the same evening. 'Phirlath' - where the couple is invited for dinner by her parents. 'Roth Khabar' - Roth is a one-meter long and half-meter wide cake decorated with nuts and sent to the groom's family on a Tuesday or Saturday following the wedding.


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