Gujarati matrimony

My dear friend recently was engaged to a girl from Gujarat. There were many huddles to this relationship, as my friend did not belong to a business class. He is from Orissa and hails from a simple middle class family. Whereas the girl’s family belongs to rich mercantile class of Gujarat and has many factories. Gujarati community is mostly into trade and business activities. Most of the people from the state are business class. The Gujarati families prefer matrimonial alliances from mercantile background.

The girl’s family was objecting to this alliance, as they were concerned how the boy and his family will adjust to a Gujarati girl with a business background. The spending habits of the girl, being from a rich household is definitely more and concerns about his lifestyle post marriage made them against the relationship. 

Another important concern of the girl’s family was the difference in religious and cultural views. Though both of them are Hindus, there are many differences in wedding rituals of the two communities. Gujarati matrimony rituals are different from the wedding customs of Orissa. 

The boy, my friend, to get consent from girl’s family found a job in Ahmedabad. He is working as a manager in a reputed government bank. He was previously posted in Delhi and recently shifted to Ahmedabad. There are many types of Ahmedabad jobs apart from bank jobs. 

He started working in the city and imbibed the culture of the state. He learnt the language and impressed the girl’s parents with his respect for all things Gujarati. He convinced the girl’s parents that he is the best suitor for their daughter. However, at first, the parents were not ready for this matrimonial alliance, but after a lot of thinking, they changed their mind. 

The grand engagement party of my friend was organized in distinctive Gujarati style. The Gujarati Matrimony function is to be held after consulting the family astrologer.

Wedding Feast in Tamil Matrimony

Tamil Matrimony Functions, besides other important things, also gives much importance on food. No wedding is complete in Tamil Nadu without a fabulous feast of local delicacies. The guests in Tamil Matrimony include family members and friends. In the interior parts of Tamil Nadu, especially in rural areas, the entire village is invited to the wedding feast.

The people of Tamil Nadu are known for its hospitality. They have a belief that serving food to people is a service done to humankind. The wedding food of Tamil Nadu depends on the family’s preference of vegetarian or non-vegetarian food.

This region a rich base of cuisine and people attending any Tamil Matrimony will like the range of food served here. Most of the recipes make use of rice and lentils. The food is characterized by its unique addition of spices and flavorings. Liberal use of curry leaves, mustard powder and coconut makes the region’s cuisine outstanding.  

The Tamil Matrimony function food is cooked in a traditional way. There are recipes that requires hours of preparations. Food is served in a customary way, in a banana leaf. Guests are seated on the floor, usually in a line and the meal is served in a banana leaf. Guests eat with their hands. The right hand is used to eat the food. Spoons and forks are not used in a traditional wedding feast in Tamil Matrimony Function. After the feast is finished, the banana leaf is folded and becomes the food of the cows.

With urbanization and change of living pattern, the Tamil marriage feast pattern changed. Weddings, earlier organized in open grounds are now organized in hotels. The ambiance changed, but the food is still the same. The aroma and flavor of Tamil food still retains its magic. 

Author: Shipra Sinha

Wedding Themes Based On Colors

The Baniya community has been quite progressive when it comes to celebrate marriages. The weddings are being organized on the basis of themes in the communities like Agarwal, especially on colour themes. The decor with the single color looks awesome with the light effects. The golden color is par beyond the excellence. An oriental theme in the hues of golden look unbelievably brilliant if there is some dramatic effect of golden lights.  The decor at the weddings can be very well enhanced by the use of golden in curtains, flowers, lights, and other decorative items.

Red and orange: To express the warmth of love, people prefer warm colors during the weddings in Agarwal matrimony. Brides in India also love wearing red during their weddings, and this can very well match with their wedding attire.

Orange/yellow with dark blue: It is a perfect colour combination, which symbolize prosperity and luck, and also impart a beauty to the wedding atmosphere. These colours have the ability to recite poetry with the color of a starry sky.

Orange and purple/plum: The combination of these colors will turn out to be very bold, and can evoke the mood of the invitees as well as the atmosphere.

Fuchsia Pink: The colour is very royal and when applied with excellent light combinations and imparts an awesome effect to the decor.

The Advantages of a Color-Theme:

1. This creates a coherent universe between the decor, the outfits of the couple, invitations, etc.
2. You have a great formal freedom on the various decorative elements of this day like no other.
3. You can just have everything in terms of colors ranging from classic to quirky.
4. You can create the wedding atmosphere as per the personality.
5. Creating a narrative ambiance and atmosphere that match the dress of the bride and groom in Agarwal matrimony.

Author: Rashmi Karan

All about the Latest Trends in Hindi Matrimony

Wedding keeps a significant importance in the lives of Indians. The Hindi matrimony is kind of a very elaborate affair, because of the rituals and customs involved. In a Hindu wedding, accurate and purest forms of rituals are involved. Every single detail is very considerate in a wedding, including the dress of the bride and groom.

In Northern India, the brides generally drape heavy silk saris or lehengas, and the choice of colour depends upon the bride’s preferences, and most importantly, the colour which suits her complexion and personality. In recent times, the brides have been choosing the colours according to the wedding themes. However, the most popular ones have always been scarlet red, fuchsia pink, green, golden and silver. The combinations of these colours have also been popular, and can charm anyone.

The trousseau of grooms has no longer been simple these days. The grooms these days love to wear designer suits, Indo-western suits or sherwanis. A beautiful pair of designer shoes goes very well with these designer dresses, which depend on the type of the dress the groom is planning to wear. With Sherwanis, traditional Mojris go well.

The wedding among the Hindu communities has no longer been conservative nowadays. The bride and groom prepare months before the wedding day, and start shopping for their desirable things to make this day memorable.

For a hassle-free wedding, some families also call up wedding planners for excellent wedding arrangements, and the wedding is arranged according to a particular theme. The most popular themes these days are floral themes, color themes, some dressing theme, or any other. The planners make it easy for the families to celebrate wedding and enjoy the day to the fullest. However, the ways to celebrate a wedding in Hindi matrimony may change, but the wedding involves the purest form of rituals.

Author: Rashmi Karan

Use of Hindi-Urdu in Conversation

Hindi, the popular language spoken in the northern states of India, is also the official language of the country. The Hindi that is spoken in country is the modern form of the language. It is derived from the dialect, Khariboli spoken mostly in parts of western Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. The Hindi that is spoken in the country is often mixed with Urdu, another distinct language of the country. The people from northern states of India such as Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Uttarakhand are mostly use this language in combination with Urdu language.

According to surveys, more than 250 million people speak the Hindi-Urdu combination of language. Many communities have Hindi has their mother tongue. Communities from the state of Uttar Pradesh have mostly Hindi as their native language. The community members are commonly referred as Hindi community. They have distinct rituals and customs and their Hindi Matrimony Functions are elaborate affair.

The standard Hindi that is mostly used for writing textbooks and for official communications feature different categories of words. These words are mostly divided into five basic categories.

1. Tatsam words: These words are spelled in the same way as in the ancient language of Sanskrit. Most of these words have stood the test of the times and have survived without any modifications. Examples are prarthana, surya and nama.
2. Ardhatatsam words: In this category of words, most of them are again derived from Sanskrit and have undergone changes with time. These words are modified in the middle of Indo-Aryan period.
3. Tadbhav words: In this category of words, the words are spelled differently from the language of origin.
4. Deshaj and Videshi words are two important categories of words used are found in standard Hindi language.

In the Hindu Matrimonial functions, the family members’ converse among themselves in Hindi while in the wedding mantras, pure form of Sanskrit is used.

Author: Shipra Sinha