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barat description

jessiegirl_98jessiegirl_98 member
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Hello everyone! I am putting together our wedding program for our joint Hindu/Christian wedding. On the first page, I'd like to put a description of the barat (what it is, the meaning of it, what guests should do, etc) to help our non-Indian guests better undderstand what's going on. I've tried googling this, but since I'm not Indian, I'm worried about messing it up (and FI is out of town). Does anyone have any good sites I can look at or a description?
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Re: barat description

  • Meghana55Meghana55 member
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    edited December 2011
    Can you ask your FIL's? I'm not sure if it's one of those things that has specific meaning for each family....I've only ever seen one baraat before because it's mainly a north indian thing. This is what wikipedia says... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baraat Also, check the SA bio and take a look at the sample programs that are on there. I believe there are a coupld of north indian programs on there and they might have descriptions for the baraat. HTH!
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  • jessiegirl_98jessiegirl_98 member
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks!
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  • jigna829jigna829
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    edited December 2011
    In one of the programs i had for a friends wedding, this is what they put for baraat: Baraat (Groom's arrival):The groom is escorted to the entrance of the wedding venue by his friends and family with a lot of music and dancing. Wedding celebrations commence with the brides family welcoming the groom, his family and friends to the wedding venue. The Milni ceremony is a special greeting of the baraat, performed between the families.The bride's mother blesses the groom with aarti (moving a small flame in a circular motion in front of his face to free the groom from obstacles and bad luck). The bride’s mother then applies a tilak (red mark on forehead) as a sign of welcome and to invite good luck. The Groom then steps onto an earthen pitcher, crushing it into many pieces. This demonstrates that he has the ability, strength and determination to overcome all obstacles that the couple may face. The groom is then escorted by the bride’s parents to the mandap.Hope this helps.
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  • meghaksmeghaks
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    edited December 2011
    This is what I had in my program: Baraat The Groom arrives for the wedding, along with his family and friends in a festive procession, complete with live music, dhols, and dancing. They are then received by the Bride’s family. The Milni is a different ceremony from the Baraat and not necessarily performed by all families so before putting that part in their from pp, make sure your family does a Milni! If they do, this is what we had: Var Puja and Milni Bride’s mom welcomes the Groom with an auspicious red turmeric mark on the forehead called a 'Tilak' and receives the Groom with a welcoming ritual, Aarti. The Bride and Groom’s parents and family members greet each other with flower garlands.
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