4 Playful Wedding Rituals — Adding Spice To Indian Weddings

Indian weddings are all about bringing two strange families close and dovetailing them into one.

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It sometimes means two disparate families with absolutely unalike mores, come under a single roof. To build warmth, compassion and love between two groups which may be incompatible with each other is almost an uphill task. Fortunately, Indian wedding rituals are more than enough to save the day. The mirthful and frisky wedding rituals pave way to create fulsome happy memories while wiping off differences between the two families. In a typical Coorg wedding, for instance, the groom cuts down the stems of banana plants to prove his strength. Wedding Affair brings to you the most playful rituals that have been adding spice to Indian weddings since time immemorial.

Kashi Yatra

One of the most popular rituals in South Indian weddings is Kashi Yatra. The ceremony usually takes place on the wedding day, after the groom takes a holy bath and starts to prepare himself for the wedding. During the ritual, the groom pretends that he is leaving for Kashi to become a