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Parsi Wedding
Ara antar
Ara antar ceremony the couple is made to sit facing each other with a cloth held between them, so they cannot see the other. Each of them is given rice. With a length of thread, the priests circle the couple on opposite sides of the curtain seven times and as the seventh round ends, the couple showers each other with the rice from over the curtain. It is jestingly believed that whoever throws the rice first will dominate the other partner.
Chero bandhvanu
The couple now sits besides each other, chero bandhvanu a ceremony with the seven strands of string binding them. The witnesses besides them and diyos or lighted lamps kept on tables on either side. The marriage prayers or aashirwaad and showering of rice and rose petals by the priests begin. This takes about an hour, after which the bride and groom exchange wedding rings. The priests now wish the couple the var and bairi and fire from the agiary is brought to them to pay their respects.
Haath borvanu
Once the couple is officially married, now starts the fun and frolic. The groom's sister-in-law begins extracting money from her new brother-in-law first haath borvanu, he is made to put his hand into a glass of water which he cannot remove until he pays up; then pag dhovanu, the groom is threatened with milk on his shoes unless he pays; and chero chorvanu, wherein the seven strands of string binding the couple are removed by the sister-in-law again on payment. The couple then pays a visit to the fire temple.
Post-wedding rituals
The Reception
Parsi weddings are renowned for their enormous receptions. With food, drink and music flowing freely throughout the night, the party goes on and on. The traditional dinner sittings with lavish four-course meals comprising delicious Parsi bhonu like sarya (crisps), achaar - rotli (pickle and rotis), patra ni macchi (steamed fish), salli margi (chicken with potato crisps), lagan nu custard, pulao-dal and ice cream. The wedding day finally ends with the couple being escorted home by the bride's family and the achumichu being performed once again by the groom's mother for the couple together.
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