Traditional South Indian Wedding
Day 0 Evening: Groom and family arrive. They are welcomed and the bride’s parents worship the groom (vara pooje)
Day 1 Morning: Wedding
Day 1 Evening: Reception
Day 2 Morning: Some pooja, etc.
Day 2 Evening: Groom and family kidnap bride and go off
Modern South Indian Wedding
Day 0 Early Evening: Groom and family arrive. They are welcomed and the bride’s parents worship the groom (vara pooje)
Day 0 Late Evening: Reception
Day 1 Morning: Wedding
Day 1 Evening: Groom and family kidnap bride and go off
Today I went to my second ever North Indian wedding. Here is what I gathered from it.
Day 0 Early Evening: Groom and family arrive. They are welcomed and the bride’s parents worship the groom (vara pooje)
(of course here there’s full fanfare and naach-gaana and all that)
Day 0 Late Evening: Reception
Day 0 Night: Wedding
Day 0 Later Night (technically Day 1 morning): Groom and family kidnap bride and go off
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At the wedding tonight, I bumped into her. After the initial pleasantaries and confirmation that we had indeed recognized each other after eight long years, there was nothing left to say.