The average Big Fat Indian wedding in Southern California can cost between $150,000 and $500,000. The range we see for 80% of clients is between $220,000 and $300,000. This assumes 300 people and Sangeet/Garba, Mehendi, Ceremony and Reception.

A typical Indian wedding timeline stretches about three days. The Hindu wedding ceremony, which takes place on the third day, usually lasts between one-and-a-half to two hours and is then followed by the reception. The whole day clocks around 16 hours.

Nevertheless, the Hindu wedding ceremony at its core is essentially a Vedic yajna ritual and three key rituals are almost universal: Kanyadan, Panigrahana, and Saptapadi—which are respectively, giving away of his daughter by the father, voluntarily holding hands near the fire to signify union, and taking seven ‘steps …

Three Days
The Wedding Lasts Three Days The three-day affair is perhaps the most unique aspect of a Muslim wedding. If you thought planning a one-day wedding was difficult, just imagine three days’ worth of festivities!

The priest directs family members to make offerings into the fire. At the end of the ceremony, in a ritual called saptapadi, the bride and groom take seven vows, sealing the marriage forever. These vows are traditionally spoken in Sanskrit, and are one of the most ancient aspects of the Hindu ceremony.

The Ritual of Laaja Homam During this stage of the Hindu marriage, the bride offers rice with the help of her brother wishing her husband a long life and for the proliferation of their family. The ritual is held in observation of the Lord Agni, the Hindu Fire god, the ultimate witness to the marriage.

The Hindu wedding includes a variety of events, like the “ Maticore ” on Friday which is a cleansing ritual for both the bride and groom and is done at their separate homes. The actual wedding ceremony, called “ Vivaah Sanskar ” usually takes place on Sunday at the bride’s residence, followed by the “ kangan ” on Monday.

The mehndi ceremony usually takes place one day before the marriage will be held, as the application can take hours. The wedding mandap is a temporary structure constructed for the purpose of the marriage ceremony. It may appear on an elevated platform, and is decorated with anything from flowers and greenery to fabric and crystals.

In Hindu law, marriages should not take place within the same clan. Guyana has six different cultures which celebrate wedding in different ways There’s a Pre-Party Called the Sangeet a Few Days before the Wedding

During the ceremony, the gautra of both bride and groom (going back at least three generations) are announced. A gautra is the ancestral lineage or the ancestor’s original clan (this is not related to caste or religion). In Hindu law, marriages should not take place within the same clan.