Pre Wedding Rituals in Assamese wedding

Pre Wedding Rituals in Assamese wedding

Introduction to as Assamese wedding rituals

Weddings in India are considered as a prominent celebration in India.  There are lot of rituals and customs before and after marriage.  As far as Assamese wedding rituals are concerned, they are not so much different and they too have long list of customs and traditions.  During the pre-wedding Assamese rituals, the mother of the groom plays a vital role.

Rituals in Assamese wedding

Daiyan Diya:  Daiyan Diya is the traditional ceremony in Assamese wedding performed in the morning time of the wedding day.  According to this tradition, the groom sends the curd to the bride’s house. The bride eats half of the curd and returns it back. The rest of the curd is eaten up by the groom. Thereafter, the couple is given a ceremonial bath.

Tel Diya:  Tel Diya is one of the important customs in Assamese weddings that take place before the wedding.  In this tradition, the mother of the groom puts a ring and betel on the hair partition of the bride.  She also pours oil on the betel and thereafter groom’s mother applies sindoor in the bride’s hair partition and also gifted her wedding trousseau.

Juran Ceremony:   Juran ceremony is very interesting ritual in Assamese weddings.  This ritual is basically for women wherein the groom’s mother visits the bride’s house with her friends and relatives.  She then presented few gifts to the bride including Mekhela Chadar, complete make-up kit, scented hair oil, sindoor, ornaments, mirror, hair brush etc.

Pani Tola & Nuani Tradition:  The wedding day start with the ceremonial bath of the couple.  In the ritual of Pani Tola, the mothers of both the bride and the groom fetch holy water from a lake or river. Then, both the bride and groom take bath at their respective houses. In the ritual of Nuani tradition, the close friends and relatives of the bride help her to get bath and also prepare her for the wedding ceremony.

Assamese Wedding Rituals

Assamese Wedding Rituals

Introduction:

One can see different rituals and customs in Indian Weddings. This long list of customs can be found any part of the country.  In the Assam region too, you can see lots of interesting wedding rituals. One such interesting Assamese wedding ritual is that the reception party can be held prior to the wedding ceremony.  In Assamese language this ceremony is known as Biya.  Biya or An Assamese marriage is commonly refer to as the marriage ceremony which takes place in Assam or between Assamese people. Some of the very famous customs in Assamese wedding are as follows:

Assamese Wedding Day ceremony

The Assamese wedding day rituals start with the ceremonial bath of the couple.  When the groom finally reaches the wedding venue with his friends and relatives, the bride’s family include in fun activities with them. The bride’s mother accompanied with her close friends and relatives welcome the groom at the wedding venue. Then, bride’s sister washes the groom’s feet and in return the groom rewarded her with cash as gift.  On the other hand, the bride is taken on the shoulder of maternal uncle to the wedding venue.  The brother lifts the groom on his shoulder and takes him to the wedding mandap.

The couple than make sit at the wedding mandap in front of sacred fire while the pandit recites mantras.  They also exchange garland of flowers and the groom applies sindoor in the middle of the hair of bride.  Thereafter, the friends, relatives and other guest bless the couple. Once the wedding ceremony is over, the bride and the groom moves to the groom’s house where they warmly welcome by the mother-in-law of the bride with the traditional aarti.

Wedding Reception Day

After the wedding day ceremony over, the wedding reception take place but it is not compulsory to have wedding reception after wedding ceremony in Assamese marriages.   The timings of wedding reception are flexible and it can be held anytime in Assamese community.  During the wedding reception, mouth watering dishes serve to the guests such as Fish and meat as the main features of the food.