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Straight from Sri Lanka
Traditional Buddhist weddings
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The groom's brother hands a tray to the groom with seven sheaves of betel leaves with a coin placed in each. The groom holds the tray while the bride takes one sheaf at a time and drops it on the Poruwa . The groom repeats this process. This is a custom carried out to remember seven generations of relatives on each side.
Golden knot
The groom's brother hands a chain to the groom who in turn places it on the bride's neck. The bride's maternal uncle then enters the Poruwa , ties the small fingers of the bride and groom with a gold thread and then pours water over the fingers. The water so poured and the earth on which it falls are intended to be the lasting witnesses to the marriage. The uncle then turns the couple clockwise, three times, on the Poruwa .
Mother care
Next the groom presents to his bride a white cloth which in turn is presented to the bride's mother. This is an expression of the groom's gratitude to his mother-in-law for bringing up his bride. Next, the groom's mother presents the going away saree to the groom. The groom hands it over to the bride and she in turn gives it to her mother.
Chathurthi Karma
The bride's mother will then present a plate of milk rice and kavum , cooked with special ingredients befitting a marriage ceremony, to the bride who feeds a piece of each to the bridegroom. The bridegroom feeds the bride in return.
Shining bright
As the newly weds step down from the Poruwa , helped by a couple from the bridegroom's party, the Shilpathipathi (master of ceremonies) breaks a coconut into two.
The bridal couple lights a traditional brass oil lamp to signify their resolve to keep the home fires burning.
Porua decor
- Punkalas (pots)
- Clay oil lamps
- Jasmines
- Grains of rice
- Pori (roasted paddy)
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