The wedding rituals continues.

After the haldi ceremony.

Ghara Ghardoli ceremony takes place.

After that both the bride and groom gets ready.

Sehrabandi:

After the groom is ready, he has to stand in front of the family deities and a small puja is performed by the priest. Puja of a pink colored turban or headgear called sehra is done by the priest and it is then wrapped around the head of the bridegroom by his father or a very senior male member. The sehra has strings hanging down which should partially cover the face of the groom as he wears it. After the sehrabandi, the bride and his motorcade or his cavalcade is ready to leave for the wedding venue.

Neil's outfit.

After Neil getting ready.he come down.

Shweta: aww...meri Tillu bahut Acha lag Raha ho.

Neil smiles.

Thanks ma and hugs her.

Shweta takes drusti With her hand.

Shweta: meri nazaar hi lagega and she takes some Kajal from her eyes and attached it at his ear back.

Bebe: abb sehrabandi shuru karo Prakash.

Prakash then keeps a turban on Neil's head with a flower hanging (sehra).

Prakash:now Ur responsibilities will be increased..never make her cry okay??

Neil nodes positively and hugs him n Shweta and then bebe.

Now both the families will make their way to venue.

Ghodi Sajana and Ghodi Chadna:

Ghodi Sajana:

Neil's cousin sisters feeds some fruits n water to horse.

Ghodi Chadna:

Neil then rides the horse for wedding venue.

Wedding venue.

Neil and family along with Ali n DD reaches venue.. meanwhile bride's family had already reached venue.first thing Ali noticed is riya.he just couldn't move his eyes from her

Riya's outfit

Agwaani and Milni:-

This is the ritual which marks the arrival of the groom on his horse with his procession in tow. They are welcomed at the entrance by the family members of the bride. Punjabis are loquacious and love making new acquaintances. They are generally very warm too. So when the two groups meet, a lot of love and warmth is exuded and exchanged. It is common for the relatives from both sides to hug each other and also shake hands. This ritual is called agwaani.

The groom is specially welcomed by the mother of the bride in a traditional Indian welcome which includes aarti, that is worshiping him with a lighted lamp and is led inside. Each of his relative meets and is greeted by the corresponding relative from the side of the bride. This means that the maternal uncle of the groom meets the maternal uncle of the bride, the paternal uncles from both sides converge and so on and so forth. This coming together is observed as milni.

Neil's family and relatives are welcomed by mehta's.

All the common relatives wish each other with lots of love and warmth.

And then Neela gives Aarti to Neil.

Neela: bahut ache lag rage ho..beta.

Neil: thanks ma..aur abb bhi bahut Sundar he.

Neela smiles at him

Both neela and ashish hugs him and then.

Neela, Ashish and Daya hugs Shweta ,Prakash n Bebe respectively.

All the other relatives also hugs the corresponding relatives from other side of group.

Varmala:-

After the groom enters the wedding hall, he is led to an elevated stand. At the sacred mahurat, the bride too walks in and gets up on the stand. The bride and the groom then exchange garlands.

During this ceremony, there is a lot of excitement and hoopla. The groom is repeatedly egged on by his siblings and friends not to lower his head so that the bride has to work extra hard to reach him.

Now Neil goes to stage and then

Priest callz the bride to come on stage.

Avni enters.

Everyone gazes at her.

Neil just couldn't take his eyes from her.

Avni's outfit.

Avni gets on stage.neil smiles at her.she smiles back.he signals her that she so so beautiful.avni blushes.priest announces to exchange gharlands.neil puts gharland on Avni. while Avni tries to put on Neil he moves back .she again tries this time he lifts his legs.next time Ali and DD lifts Avni and she puts the gharland on Neil successfully.

Everyone smiles at them.

Madhuperk or Madhuperka:-

This is a very old vedic tradition. After the exchange of the garlands, the bride and the groom sit around the sacred fire. The bride would first give the groom a small bowl of water. He sprinkles some water first on his feet, then his body and eventually drinks the rest.

After this, the groom is given a sherbet called madhuperk, made of clarified butter or ghee, curd, honey and some essence to drink. He takes it and sprinkles some in all directions before slowly sipping on it.

Both Avni and Neil completes Madhuperk and Madhuperka.

Kanyadaan:-

This ceremony is symbolic and very touching. The father of the bride hands over the bride to the groom and entreats him to take very good care of her. He tells him that he has brought her up with much love and care and expects the groom to give her equal love and respect and take care of her happiness always.

He also advises his daughter to love her new family and take good care of her husband. She should always ask for his permission before doing something and also dedicate her life for the progress of her new genealogy.

After this, the wedding havan is lit and 14 parallel lines of flour is made on a plate and kept in front of the groom. A flower bud is kept atop it. The 14 lines symbolize 14 wedding vows that the groom has to fulfill all through his life. The priest chants mantras and the priest tells the groom one vow at a time and exhorts him to fulfill it with his life. He has to take the vow and erase one line at a time with that flower bud.

Ashish hands Avni's hands to Neil and.

Ashish: meh Avni ko meri princess jaisa Dekha tha..I know tum usko bahut ache dekte ho..but uska jokes aur stubbornness ko tolerate Karo plz.

Avni pouts at the same time gets emotional.

Neil smiles and assures Ashish that he will take care of Avni.

All the mehta's get emotional at this ritual.

Mangal Phere:-

The couple now has to circle the sacred fire four times. For the first three rounds, the bride leads from the front followed closely by the groom. The end of the scarf worn by the groom is tied to the end of the saree or the lehenga worn by the bride.

The bride is considered to be an incarnation of Goddess Laxmi, the Goddess of wealth and prosperity and the bride is believed to bring the family she would soon become a part of, prosperity and happiness through her measured actions and calm presence of mind.

The order changes in the last phera and the groom goes in the front. After the last phera, the couple is declared married by the priest. The Fire God or Agni is believed to solemnize the wedding Himself by being the witness of this.

Both Avni and neil takes 7 circles around sacred fire promising to complete all the vows and responsibilities.

Lajahom:-

This is a sacrificial ceremony. The younger brother of the bride takes rice flakes in his hands. The bride forms a cup with the palm of her hands and the groom puts his cupped hands beneath her hands. The brother of the bride then puts the rice flakes in the cup and the couple offers it to the Fire God and seek his blessings. Lajahom is repeated three times.

Has Avni doesn't have own bro..her cousin brother complete this ritual

Sindoor Daan:-

Lajahom marks the completion of the Vedic wedding rituals. After this, a very important ritual called sindoor daan is performed. The groom anoints the forehead of the bride and fills her hair parting with vermillion.

This signifies the end of the marriage ceremony and the beginning of a new relationship between the couple. This bond is believed to last forever. Since Hindus believe in the concept of rebirth/ multiple births, it is believed that once a couple ties the knot, they get bound forever-even in the next lives.

A rationalist might question the basis of such a belief but that’s how it is. A very common saying in Hindi is “Janma janmantar ka saath”- this should give you an idea how valuable a marriage is to Hindus.

After lajahom..they again settle down and Neil fills the forehead partition of Avni's hair with vermilion with the help of a coin.and then after chanting some mantras priest gives mangalsutra and signals Neil to tie it.and then Neil ties a knot around her neck.everyone blesses them throwing flower petals.

Then priest announces that they are officia life partners.

Avni and Neil takes blessings from Bebe and then Daya and then from Ashish n neela and Shweta and Prakash.

Everyone smiles and blessed happily.

Joota Chupai;-

It's the most funny ritual.

Riya had took off Neil's shoes the moment he removed it.and hid somewhere.no body notices that as everyone were busy in rituals

Riya:abb jiju if u need Ur shoes first give me all these.

She hands him a chit.

Neil takes it he opens it it just flows so long.

Neil: a sab tujhe dena is not a bigg deal...but a Padma hi biggest task he Yaar.

Everyone giggles at him

Avni: kya Mera Neil Ka properties San lekhvadungi kya.

Riya: mujhe koyi property Nahi chahihe..baas a list complete Karna he

Avni: Mera husband Kuch nahi denawala he..abb hatoo.

Neil chuckles at her sentence.

Riya: jiju..Kuch bath Karoo.

Neil: first mujhe jiju math bulao aur take this gift n give my shoes.

Riya takes and pones it.

There she sees a diamond pendant with earrings.

Neil's gift.

Riya shouts excitedly and hugs him.

Neil: did u like it??

Riya: Like it?? I just loved it

Avni and neil smiles at her happiness.

Riya gives his shoes back.

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