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A Bengali Muslim wedding (Bengali: বাঙালি মুসলিম বিয়ে) feature distinctive religious rituals that take place over multiple days and are seen among the Bengali Muslims of Bangladesh [1] and West Bengal, India.
Sindoor Daan is a significant ritual in a traditional Bengali wedding, marking the official union of the bride and groom. During this ceremony at the Chadnatala (wedding altar), the groom applies sindoor (vermilion) to the bride’s hair parting using a konke (traditional rice measuring utensil), signifying her transition into married life.
Gaye Holud in Dhaka, Bangladesh Gaye Holud ceremony in West Bengal, India. The bride is seated on a dais and the turmeric paste is applied by the guests to her face and body. Turmeric is known to have antimicrobial and soothing effects when applied to the skin, giving the bride a distinctive yellow hue that gives its name to this ceremony.
Relatives decorating the bride with traditional wedding turmeric in a Bangladeshi Gaye Holud ceremony in Dhaka. Bengali weddings are traditionally in five parts: first, it is the bride and groom's Mehendi Shondha (also called Pan Chini), the bride's Gaye Holud, the groom's Gaye Holud, the Biye, and the Bou Bhaat. These often take place on ...
A ceremony welcoming the newly wed bride to her new home, with the feet dipped in a mixture of milk and alta. Alta has great cultural significance in Bengali and Odia culture [11] [12] [3] Regardless of religious beliefs, women traditionally adorn their hands and feet with alta for marriage [13] [7] and cultural festivals like Pohela Baishakh, Pohela Falgun and others.
Fascinating photos from a traditional Orthodox Jewish wedding showcase the religion's unique and ultra-Orthodox traditions. The wedding was a huge spectacle with the groom being a grandson of a ...
Bangladeshi wedding traditions (3 P) S. Traditional sports of Bangladesh (2 C, 11 P) This page was last edited on 4 March 2024, at 07:20 (UTC). Text ...
At least 17 people were killed and more than a dozen others were injured in lightning strikes while headed to a wedding party in Bangladesh.