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Let’s Find Out How Much Do You Know About Indian Weddings & Its Rituals

Samriddhi Srivastava

Samriddhi Srivastava

Editorial

16 Sep 2020, 16:09 IST

Let’s Find Out How Much Do You Know About Indian Weddings & Its Rituals

Do you love extravagant Indian weddings and its various rituals? If yes, let’s find out if you know all about them with the help of this simple but tricky quiz!

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Q1. According to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act of 2006, what is the legal age to tie the knot for a woman?

saatpheras

Q2. While taking the saatpheras, what does the couple pray for in the first one?

daughter voluntarily holding

Q3. During the Hindu marriage, a ritual is performed, wherein the father gives away his daughter voluntarily holding hands near the fire to signify union. What is that ceremony called?

Punjabi brides tie

Q4. Why do friends and sisters of Punjabi brides tie golden or silver kalire in her kadas?

vivah sanskar

Q5. In North India, the wedding proceedings are generally termed as vivah sanskar. What it is called in South India?

pheras are there

Q6. How many pheras are there in a Sikh wedding?

Garhwali brides

Q7. Why Garhwali brides don big nose rings called nathuli or the Garhwali nath?

s during their vidai

Q8. Why do newly-wed brides throw grains during their vidai?

gujrato

Q9. Why Gujrati mother-in-law catches the nose of her son-in-law as a ritual during marriage?

Jewish bride and groom

Q10. Why the Jewish bride and groom fast on their wedding day?

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