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Rock n roll Soniye
The significance of music in a marriage
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Music in weddings celebrates not only the joy of the union but also the sanctity of it. Hence, there is a mix of traditional, classical, folk and spiritual songs that go with weddings. For the Punjabi and Christian weddings music adds a completely different dimension to the festivities. The Sangeet ceremony of the Punjabis is a fun function where lots of ribbing and teasing happens between both sides. The dholki (an elongated tabla) is a favorite instrument and the beat of the tabla sees many a relative matching time with it, with great gusto. The sangeet ceremony includes songs ranging from the verses from the love ballads of Waris Shah, to the travails of the bahu in her sasural, to slightly bawdy lyrics with naughty puns and innuendoes. Special dholwalis are invited for the occasion to add that special touch. These days though, it is the live bands and disc jockeys who have taken up the mantle.
Christian weddings have the same revelry in their customary 'first dance' of the couple at the reception, which is performed with almost a ritualistic fervour. A legacy of the imperial times, this is generally a waltz, which is performed by the bride and groom and later parents, and relatives.
Accompaniment of music is an important trademark displaying the relationship between music and Indian weddings. Traditional songs and dances abound in Islamic weddings too especially during the mehendi function. In the pithi dastoor ceremony among the Rajputs, the dholans, (women singers with dholak) sing auspicious pre-wedding songs while the ceremony is in progress and then continue to be present throughout the wedding. This trend is seen among Tamilians too. The ritual of pallikai thellichal (where married women from both sides sprinkle water on pots filled with nine varieties of grain) is accompanied with traditional songs and music.
Celebration or worship, both tug at the emotional threads of man. Music acts as that balm or vehicle one may say which is the right channel on an occasion as sublime yet as festive as only a wedding can be.
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