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Indian marriages are praised and embraced all around the world. 



 is a
unique experience that symbolizes eternal bond of two individuals even after marriage.
Among them, Rajasthani wedding promises a royal reception for its guests. Rajput are
famous for their lavish and grand weddings where huge amount of money is spent on
decorations and food during the wedding. It is one of the most royal affairs where rituals
are performed with seriousness and all the ceremonies contain the essence of Rajput
culture. They endorse and support marriages within the community.

 


 is usually arranged between the bride and the groom where the
families decide their sons/daughters life partner and tie them into matrimony. The women
get married in their early 20¶s and become housewives after marriage. The men usually
take care of their family business and they also get married in their early or mid 20¶s.
Elders of the family hold great respect which every Rajput must obey. The auspicious
dates for marriages for Rajasthanis are between May-July and October-January which
they consult from their pundits.

Rajasthani bride and the groom get dressed in traditional clothes on their wedding day,
but with changing times women generally prefer @
 while the men have also given
a modern touch to their wedding attires. The @
 of the bride is colorful attire which
is a three piece garment. It has a blouse, a long skirt called 
 that is generally in silk
along with a net  

 having broad embroidered border on the edges. The colorful

dresses contrast well with the dull sand across Rajasthan. The traditional bridal wear is
mostly red in color but many other colors are also popular such as orange, pink and bright
yellow.

A Rajasthani bride is adorned with lots of jewelry on her wedding day. She wears 

(a circular piece of jewelry for the forehead), hanging earrings, the chooda (a set of ivory
and gold bangles), the
  (a choker studded with uncut diamonds) or other ethnic
 jewelry. A 
or stone-studded armlets,  
 and gold anklets are
worn around the feet and lastly the bride wears a 

or a nose ring. The look of a bride
is very different from other Indian brides as some of the jewelry are very unique and only
wore by Rajasthani brides.

A lot of 
 

work is used on the bridal wear along with intricate embroidery which
portrays the true traditional Indian bride. The bride looks angelic in the wedding attire
and the look gets enhanced by the 
 that is applied a day before the wedding on the
hands, palm and feet. The henna is applied by professionals and ethnic Rajasthani motifs
and designs are made.

The Rajasthani groom also looks a royalty where he is adorned in brocade 

embroidered with golden thread known as  work. Majestic orange turban is worn on
the head which is ornamented with  and rubies. On the bottom 
  is worn
along with regal Rajasthani shoes known as 

. The groom wears expensive and heavy

necklaces and also wears ornamented   (waist band) that gives him princely
look. Some of the grooms also carry hand printed stoles known as  art on the right
shoulder and holds a sword in their hand. The groom then leaves for bride¶s home for the
wedding ceremony.

The bride and the groom together look like god and goddess as they compliment each
other very well. They exhibit the Rajasthani culture and manners in their wedding attires
and solemnize the marriage festivity with fun and frolic.

Kanika Jain writes on behalf of Jeevansathi.com, which is India¶s fastest growing

matrimonial website providing online Indian matrimonial classified service.
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