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.