Vivah (Wedding) Ceremony
Saptapadi and Mangalashtak — a sacred bond for lifetimes
About this puja
Vivah (marriage) is the most important of the sixteen Hindu sanskars. A Vedic wedding includes matching the horoscopes (kundli milan), nandi shraddha, haldi, sankalp, kanyadan, saptapadi, sindoor-daan and tying the mangalsutra. Marathi weddings have the beautiful tradition of singing mangalashtakas. Experienced purohits perform every rite fully with pure Sanskrit chanting. With the seven rounds and seven vows, the bride and groom are bound together for seven lifetimes — a sacred union of two souls and two families.
Benefits
- Long life and a happy married life for the couple
- Family disputes are resolved
- Auspiciousness and good fortune
- An unbreakable bond for seven lifetimes
- Financial prosperity and stability
- Growth of the family line
- Blessings of the ancestors
Puja samagri (materials)
- Toran (mango leaves)
- Turmeric (500 g)
- Kumkum
- Sindoor
- Mangalsutra
- Akshata
- Coconuts (11)
- Banana stems (4)
- Flower garlands
- Red and yellow cloth
- Betel leaves (51)
- Betel nuts (25)
- Camphor
- Ghee (1 kg)
- Samidha (sacred wood)
- Havan kund
- Panchamrit
- Gangajal
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