You must have seen those god symbols on the wedding cards.Symbols like lady joining her hands and welcoming, a pot filled with rice, two hands shaking hands.If you are non Hindu, you must be wondering what the symbols are all about? They do signify something in Hindu cultures. Every drawing in the Hindu Wedding card have some meaningful significance.

Every Wedding ceremony is a union of two souls which is valid for a lifetime. There are many rituals in every religion, Hindu religion rituals are based on mantras contained in the Vedas, which are basically sacred Hindu scriptures which are very ancient. The wedding is consecrated in the presence of God; they represent it by the five elements of nature which are Fire, Water, Air, Earth and Ether.Now, when you look at those Hindu wedding cards, recollect these elements of nature.

The Wedding is done with all the rituals and regulations with the help of Hindu priest and elders. Generally the wedding is performed in the four pillars of the mandap(Cloth tent) and these four pillars are representing the fundamentals of the scriptures which are Truth, mercy, meditation and purity. You will find many wedding symbols in wedding invitation cards, here is the list of wedding symbols you can ponder upon.

Welcome the Groom –In a festive season of wedding, the hustle bustle of new beginning. Upon the arrival of the bride, the grooms mother places earthen pot that symbolizes bitter and sweet experiences of life, at the entrance.Then the bride shatters the earthen pot indicating the commitment to her marriage.I have seen this kind of  symbols in most of the wedding covers.Are they trying to welcome the guest with these symbols?probably yes.

Offering the Brides hand-Bride and groom greet each other with garlands.Brides father places her hand on the right hand of the groom. Then the couple join hands indicating the union of each other.This is one of the well-known customs of the Hindu religion, they call it Kanyadan.

Lighting of sacred fire-The Agni, represents as the god of fire in Hindu religion, is symbolically made as divine witness of the marriage.And there the process begun.They perform the wedding around the fire.And the wedding is completed around the fire.Isn’t it interesting to know that the Fire is the witness of the wedding?

Blessings of Married women-Several married women’s bless the bride by whispering the good wishes and advice in her right ear.So and go whisper the blessing for the bride and groom.Or you could probably share some secrets of your own marriage

There are many rituals in Hindu weddings and each and every ritual has symbols.These symbols have some meaning attached to the ceremonies at the wedding.Nowadays, you will notice these wedding symbols popularly used in wedding invitation cards.Most common symbols are Bride doing namaste(joining hands),Kalash,Om symbols .

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