Introduction to Sikh Weddings

Introduction to Sikh Weddings

Sikh community is very well known for its unity.  This unity and solidarity can be seen in Sikh marriages also. Sikh weddings take place during daytime.  Sikh Marriages are usually arranged marriages but the consideration of both the boy and girl taken into account and both are free to meet, talk and share their thoughts and ideas before marriage. Sikh Weddings are very appealing and attractive, yet they are very simple, inexpensive and bounded by social and religious values.

Rituals in Sikh Marriages

There are various rituals in the weddings of Sikh community such as Kurmai or engagement, Maiay i.e. acceptance of bride and groom, gana, vatna and mehndi, dinner, choora ceremony and there are lot of others as well.

Features of a Sikh Wedding

A Sikh wedding take place only after the consent of boy and girl as it is mandatory in within Sikh community.  The parents also take into account the educational background, physical personality, family background etc.  Usually, the friends and close relatives of the family come up with a match, they find suitable for the boy or for girl.

Costumes of Sikh Bride and groom

A Sikh bride wears a bright salwar kameez ehich is usually red or magenta in color. The head of the bride is covered by a dupatta.  The salwar kameez is embroidered heavily. Sometimes, Bride also wears lehnga-chunni, wherein the chunni has gota-kiran attached to it. A Groom usually wears a Kurta pygama or brocade achakan (long coat) and churidar pyjamas. He covers his head with pagri. (Turban).

Sikh Weddings are well known for its simplicity. They avoid Non-vegetarian food as well as any kind of alcoholic drinks.  Also, Sikh Weddings bounded the relation between two bodies as mentioned in Guru Amar Das that “' They are not said to be husband and wife, who merely sit together. Rather they alone are called husband and wife, who have one soul in two bodies."