Arora wedding rituals are more or less similar to Punjabi wedding rituals. Arora community has so many pre-wedding and post-wedding rituals. Arora wedding is full of interesting and lively ceremonies. Durng the whole wedding ceremonies Arora bride and groom perform various rituals for their happy married life. Arora people are fun loving and their wedding is believed to be grand affair full of dance, fun and excitement. Their wedding is always considered as big wedding bash. Let’s take a look at some of the wedding rituals of Arora community.
Pre-wedding ceremony:
Roka ceremony: This ceremony is generally conducted in presence of both the families. All the relatives and family members are present in the ceremony. It is a kind of formal announcement of this new relationship. As a ritual both the families exchange different gifts, fruits, dry fruits, clothes and other things.
Sagan: This is very important ceremony. It is generally conducted at groom’s home or a venue selected by his family only. Bride’s father applies tilak on groom’s forehead as ritual of this ceremony. Bride’s father and other males of the family offer sweets, gifts and other things to would-be-son-in-law.
Chunni chadhai and ring ceremony: In this ritual, the groom’s family visit would-be bride’s family to perform the rituals. The mother of the groom offers a chunni or saree to would-be-bride. She also offers some jewelry, small make-up kit and as shagun boiled rice and milk is served to the bride. Ring ceremony is conducted after this, both bride and groom exchange rings.
Sangeet ceremony: Sangeet is generally started two or three days before the marriage and most importantly on the pre-wedding night. All the family member, relatives and friends tap their feet on the beats of dhol and some good dance Bollywood songs. Nowadays, both the families conduct combined sangeet ceremony to increase the fun and excitement of this entertaining ceremony.
Mehendi ceremony: The bride’s sister-in-law or brother-in-law brings mehendi for her. She applies the same mehendi on her hands and feet.
Chuda ceremony: This is very important ceremony and performed by the family members of bride. All the elderly people of the family keep fast till the chuda is not shown to the girl. This ceremony starts with a pooja.
Haldi ceremony: The bride’s family and groom’s family applies paste of haldi and mustard oil on their face, hands and feet. After this ceremony they take bath in holy water and wear their wedding dresses.
Sehrabandi: One elderly man or boy’s father ties the sehra on groom’s forehead. Then the boy leaves for the wedding venue for further ceremonies.
Milni: In this ceremony, bride’s father and groom’s father introduces each-other’s relatives and close family members. Bride’s family members offer shagun to relatives and family members of the groom.
Jaimala: After milni, bride and groom exchange heavily garlands and proceed for the fera and other rituals.
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