Once the final prayers and blessings are done the couple are married and the guests rejoice! After the ceremony there are the family photos and everyone gets their photos with the bride and groom. There are 7 prayers, 7 stones and seven leaves are also represented during the ceremony. Rice”a symbol of prosperity” and the number 7 is represented a lot during this time. There the wedding ceremony was performed and the couple were joined together with a symbolic knot of cloth and necklace. Once the bride was in place, the sheet came down and she was revealed to the groom. The bride came in escorted by her uncles and walked to the mandap with her parents. There was a sheet put in front of the groom so he would not see the bride when she arrived. In the middle of the mandap is usually a small altar where there is a flame that is burning and different elements are added to it during the ceremony.
Under the mandap are a set of chairs on each side for the bride’s parents and the groom’s parents. The groom and his parents were escorted to the wedding mandap or wedding altar which is a tent-like structure adorned with flowers and drapery. After that the guests took their place for the wedding ceremony. He is also presented with a lit lamp or arati and he is administered a talak or dot on his forehead. They danced and arrived at the wedding where the groom performed an akshat which is a special rice toss ceremony where he is presented garland from the bride's family and his family. These drums are often used in celebrations in India. He even had a drummer who had a Meinl drum with a hammer stick. For this event the DJ was DJJazz who had a specially made van with speakers and played music in front of the prade. It is where all the guests parade and dance on the way to the wedding. The baraat is a celebration of the groom’s arrival to the wedding. After about a half an hour people started to trickle in from the hotel for the Baraat. There the bride was still getting ready and they were still decorating. Once the brothers had their turbans we headed over to the Puritan Mill. There he and his brother had a professional turban wrapper come to the room to make their turbans. The next morning started early at the groom’s room at the HIlton downtown.
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