Marriage & Funeral Ceremonies
Marriage and Funeral ceremonies are important in the Hindu culture. The whole process shows the marriage is not a mere agreement in the hindu society. It has great religious significance too. That Is why marital bond is very strong in the hindu society. Various things are offered to brahmans under the belief that the soul of the dead receives the things given to a brahman. Sraddha is performed every year to honor the sacred memory of the dead.
Marriage Ceremony
Most of the marriages in a Hindu society are arranged by the parents or other guardians of the boys and girls. On the first day of the ceremony ancestral deities are worshipped. One the second day the bridegroom goes to the brides’ home with a procession.
There, various rituals such as kanyadan, and saptapadi, mangalsutra bandhan, pani grahan, ash masohan, upahar dan, sindur dan and dhruva darshan are performed. The following day the bride is brought to her new home amidst various religious rituals.
The whole process shows the marriage is not a mere agreement in the hindu society. It has great religious significance too. That Is why marital bond is very strong in the hindu society.
Funeral Procession
Funeral procession takes the dead body to the riverside and it is kept on the funeral pyre. Clean shaven sons of the dead light the pyre. After returning home the sons close themselves inside home absenting from all the luxuries of life having only one meal a day and mourning deep. They eat only rice, ghee and some fruits for 13 days.
A religious scripture, garuda puran is recited to console the mourners. Food stuffs are offered every worth afterwards. After a year a religious ritual called sraddha is performed after which the mourners discard the mourning dress for a while. Various things are offered to brahmans under the belief that the soul of the dead receives the things given to a brahman. Sraddha is performed every year to honor the sacred memory of the dead.
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