Vaidik Wedding
Vaidik Wedding The word vivāha originated as a sacred union of people as per Vedic traditions, i.e. what many call marriage, but based on cosmic laws and advanced ancient practices. [3] Under Vedic Hindu traditions, marriage is viewed as one of the saṁskāras , which are lifelong commitments of one wife and one husband. [3] In India, marriage has been looked upon as having been designed by the cosmos and considered as a "sacred oneness witnessed by fire itself." [4] Hindu families have traditionally been patrilocal . At each step, promises are made by (in the long-form—see below) each to the other. [10] The primary witness of a Hindu marriage is the fire-deity (or the Sacred Fire) Agni , in the presence of family and friends. [11] The ceremony is traditionally conducted entirely or at least partially in Sanskrit , considered by Hindus as the language of holy ceremonies. The local language of t...
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