The wedding continues, but without the bride. She is in a back room, where she changes into a different saree, then waits for the moment when it will be time for her to come to the stage and go through the ceremonies that will unite her with the groom in marriage.
Again, my knowledge is limited. Again, I have spent more time wandering about the net looking for a good explanation of everything, but every Hindu wedding that I found that is somewhat explained varies in significant ways from this one, so I am reluctant to use those explanations here.
As always, if, at any time, someone from the family or wedding party wishes to add information and correct any misinformation that I might write here, I will work that information into this blog.
What was clear was that in this part of the ceremony, the parents of the bride were gifting and honoring the groom and his parents. They gave him gifts and washed his feet.
Soon, they would be one family. Here they are together, on the stage, at the beginning in one of those nice, but brief moments when the floodlight was turned off. There will be a few other such moments.
The floodlight comes back on, the ceremony continues.
Anil's father stand-in holds a flower over his head.
Parents of the bride.
There is much prayer and supplication throughout.
A flame is passed around. Here, the parents of the bride pass it to the father stand-in for the groom.
Father stand-in receives flame.
Parents of the bride present gifts to the groom.
They was his feet.
His mother-in-law to be marks his foot.
They bring him holy water.
The groom drinks the holy water.
Now everyone - especially the groom - is ready for the bride to re-enter.
Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 10:52PM ;)
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