Arrangements
Actual wedding takes place at the girl's hometown. The date of the wedding is set by mutual consultation to suit both parties.
Astrological or horoscopic considerations are discountenanced in Sikh calculations. Matters such as the strength of the barat (the bridegroom's party), timing of arrival and departure, duration of stay, are also decided mutually so that the bride's parents may make suitable arrangements. Before setting out, the bridegroom may go to a gurdwara to make obeisance and offer ardas before the Guru Granth Sahib.
What to wear?
At Indian weddings, people prefer to always stay in the latest Indian trends. Here are what most ladies and men will be wearing at these ceremonies
- Engagement(cultural ceremony): ladies: saris, salwar kameez; men: Indian sherwani, Western suits
- Akhand Paath(religious ceremony): ladies: salwar kameez; men: Western suits (casual)
- Mendhi, Sangeet(cultural ceremony): ladies: saris, salwar kameez; men: Indian sherwani, Western suits
- Mayian(cultural ceremony): ladies: salwar kameez: men: Western suits (casual)
- Anand Karaj(religious ceremony)/Doli: ladies: saris, salwar kameez, lenghas; men: Indian sherwani, Western suits
- Reception(cultural ceremony): ladies: saris, salwar kameez, lenghas; men: Western suits
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