Monday 21 September 2015

Telugu Wedding - Vivaham Veduka Ceremony with Tradition

The community of Telugu family and people who are mainly living in Telengana and Andhra Pradesh states of India. Telugu language second-most spoken language in India after the Hindi. The people with origin of Telugu as mother tongue are refered as Telugu people. This vibrant culture communities are present in the all the cities in India and world as well. The Telugu people consider wedding or Vivaham as strongest social bonds which spiritually connect two souls for new family life 'Gruhastaashramam'. Telugu wedding ceremony 'Vivaham Veduka' is the traditional marriage ceremony for new husband and wife.
The Telugu wedding is completed by seven pledges after by the bride and groom completed seven circles around a sacred fire with Panchabhutaalu (5 essential elements of life). These are Akaasham (Sky), Agni (Fire), Bhumi (Earth), Neeru (Water) and Vaayuvu (air). This marriage function are arranged at Kalyana Mandapam with flower decoration and mango leaves in the stage. The traditional musical instrument 'Nadasvaram' or Shehnai is also part of the Telugu marriage. People choose temple for wedding in presence of God. Then after the newly married husband and his wife take blessing from the both their parents for new start of family life.



Here the various steps of Telugu marriage ceremony.

Before Wedding

Nischitartham or engagement, both bride and groom's families meet officially for rituals to make the engagement.
Snatakam or bath graduate which usually by the groom before taking new family responsibilities. The groom will be stopped by the brother of bride requesting to assume the responsibility family marriage.

Wedding Day Ceremony

Mangala Snanam, where the both bride and groom are take auspicious bath to purify before perform sacred rites of wedding.
Aarti, the family members pray for happy life of the bride and groom to be granted the wisdom by performing Aarti.
Ganesha and Gowri pooja, the bride performs the Gauri Puja.
Kanyadanam, the bride's father hands over their daughter's responsibility to the groom.
Panigrahanam, ther groom holds the left hand of his bride.
Mangalasutra Dharana, the goorm tying the Mangalasutram around his bride’s neck.
Akshitalu ceremony, both groom and bride exchange the flower garlands.
Saptapadi, the groom and bride round seven circles around the fire where the bride’s Sari pallu is tied with the groom's scarf.
Appagintalu, traditionally at end of the marriage the bride is handed over to the groom's family.
So there is famous Telugu saying as 'marriage is supposed to be a family union and not an individual formality'.
Now the guest are served with delicious food with culture of offering food and blessing the newly married couple.

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Friday 4 September 2015

Janmashtami Festival of Lord Sri Krishna Birthday

The Hindu festival Janmashtami or Sri krishna Jayanti is the annual birthday celebration of Lord Krishna. It is also known as Krishnashtami which observed on the 8th day (Ashtami) of Krishna Paksha Shravan month of Hindu calendar. It falls on the 5th Septmber 2015 which celebrated as holiday across India. Krishna's childhood days, the playful Dahi Handi function when the young people form human prisim to reach to break the Dahi Handi. On the next day of Sri Janmashtami festival Nandotsav on occasion when Krishna father Kind Nanda Baba gifts to the society in honour of child birth.

Krishna was the eighth son of princess Devaki and her husband Vasudeva. The Hindus devoties celebrate Janmashtami by fasting to midnight the same timing when Lord Krishna is believed to born on the earth. People share sweets and Krishna's childhood photos are decorated on swings in temples and homes for celebration. Midnight comes then people sing devotional songs and sweets gifts and readings of the Bhagavad Gita. It is one of the major Hindu festival which widely celebrated  by the Indian staying across the world with families.



Here is some places of Lord Krishna connect.

Mathura, it is believed as the birth place where the Lord was born.
Vrindavan, the place where Nanda Raja (Krishna' father) have people for cow herding. Sri Krishna spent his childhood playing with friends.
Dwarka, after younger Lord Krishna go to Dwaraka to establish his kingdom by of killing his own uncle demon King Kansa.
Kuruskshetra, here Sri Krishna offered the greatest gift the Bhagavad Gita to Arjun as his charioteer on the battle field of the Mahabharat.
Somnath, the holy place of Lord Shiva. Here Sri Krishna transcended to the heavenly abode when hunter hit arrow on his left foot.

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