Pre Wedding Kannada Rituals

Pre Wedding Kannada Rituals

As we all know, that Indian weddings are full of customs and traditions. Same is the case of Kannada Marriages. Kannada weddings practiced in Karnataka and last very long, constitute of various rituals before the actual marriage take place.  Once the horoscope of the bride and groom matched with the help of pandit, the date for the engagement party is set.  There are lots of other rituals which take place as pre wedding Kannada rituals such as Naandi, Nischay Tamulam, Havan, Kaashi Yatre etc.

Pre-Wedding Rituals

Some of the very interesting and famous Kannada wedding rituals that take place before the marriage are as follows:

Nischay Tamulam: Nischay Tamulam is ritual of fixing of marriage. In this ceremony parents, bride and groom and everyone agreed to fix the marriage. Family of the groom presents the bride sari, blouse piece, coconut and fruits. In return, the family of the bride presents a dhoti, fruits and coconuts. As this ritual of exchanging gift goes on, the pandit recites mantras.

Naandi Ceremony:   This custom takes place to prevent the couple from all kinds of hardships and obstacles. This puja take place with coconut, aarti and kalash.     

Hawan:  Hawan is practiced in both the houses of bride and groom on the eve of marriage.

Kaashi Yatre Ceremony: This is very interesting ritual as the groom pretended to be angry and leaving for kasha yatra for pilgrimage because nobody is caring about him to find a suitable bride for him. He carries with him coconut, dhoti, dal, rice etc. He stops only when maternal uncle convince him that he has chosen a bride for him or else he will offer his own daughter for marrying him.

Dev Karya Ceremony:   This ceremony performed when the groom’s family arrives to the bride’s village. In this ceremony, whatever the gifts of marriage are placed in front of the Idol of Lord Ganesha for his blessings. After that, turmeric paste apply to both the bodies of bride and the groom to make their skin glow and fragrant.