24/05/2020
मिथिलांचलक विवाह | Mithilachalak Vivah:🕉.
-(Wedding in MITHILANCHAL) -
This ritual is called -[KANYADAAN]-
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ABOUT IT:-
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It is a belief that ‘Marriages are made in heaven’.It is also said that life partners has already decided and the marriage plays the role of connecting them. India has been always popular for its culture and traditions and marriage is one of the biggest ceremony of Indians. The bond between a husband and a wife is among the most solemn of human relationship. Wedding is an ausicious occassion and is done by the utmost enthusiasm . It is an extravagent affair between two families which is constituted by a traditional bent of mind. In Mithila it has its own traditions and rituals which has been following from thousands of years. There are many communities in Mithila region and all have there own wedding rituals , but ‘Maithil Brahmins/Kayastha’ wedding is something which is considered as one of the popular among all because of its speciality and pecularity. Inhabitants of Mithila have until today managed to retain ties with their past traditions.
The major question that come into mind is , why only Maithil Brahmins and Kayastha wedding is special among all? It is because it has a direct connection to Ramayana. It is a belief that ‘Maithil Brahmins and Kayastha’ marriage happens the same way with the same customs and rites as the marriage of Lord Rama and Mata Sita is mentioned in the Ramayana. Mata Sita was the daughter of Raja Janak of Mithila. For her wedding Raja Janak called for a ‘swayambar’ . Lord Rama won her in the ‘swaymbar’ and married her. Songs related to Ram and Sita is sung only. Thus this kind of marriage is exclusive to Mithila only.
-:THE RITUAL OF KANYADAAN:-
After the Varmala ceremony, the Kanyadaan ritual takes place. Kanyadaan, meaning “giving away the bride” in Sanskrit, is a symbolic marriage ritual for the Bride’s parents and the couple. The Father of the Bride take’s his daughters right hand and places it in the Groom’s right hand, requesting for him to accept his daughter as his equal partner. This ritual signifies both the acceptance of the Bride’s Father and his official approval to give his daughter away.
After joining the two hands, ‘Hastamelap’, the Mother of the Bride pours sacred water on to the palm of her husband’s hands, allowing it to flow through his fingers onto his daughters hand and ultimately to the groom’s hand as well. Rituals are chanted during this process.
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