03.Tattvas Gaye Holud Snan: Bengali Marriage: Soumendra Nath Thakur Weds Aparna (Mira) 2009

Dhodhi Mangal: This ceremony is performed at both bride and groom`s houses at the crack of dawn. About ten married women accompany bride/groom to a nearby pond. They invite the Goddess Ganga for the wedding at return with a pitcher of water from pond to bathe bride/groom. Then they serve food to bride/groom, which consists of macher laija bhaja (fried fish) followed by jal dhana bhaja (rice cooked in water), curd and chiruya.
Tattvas: Tattvas are gifts that are exchanged between the bride and groom`s family before and after the wedding. The gifts that are sent to bride`s house are called Gae hallud tattva and the ones sent to groom`s house are known as Adhibas Tattva.

Snan: The snan takes place in the late afternoon or evening, the bride and groom must individually follow on the day of the wedding. A few married women apply turmeric and oil on the hair and body of the bride/groom. After bathing, the bride and groom must wear the new set of clothes that have been presented to them by their in-laws. The worn clothes are later given away to a napti (barber).

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[bubul2589]

Very nice!!! Khub Sundor...