TALES OF THE HEART
Episode 20
The episode starts with Farhan consoling Rudhita.
Farhan- Rudhita, your parents had agreed for our marriage.. please smile..
Rudhita- really, they have agreed???
Farhan- yes Rudhita.. they have agreed. They smiled.
Here Anshika was happy that she was able to unite to lovers.
She smiled.
Anirudh and Bondita went to Akash’s home.
Akash- Kya bat hi, aj yaha kaise ana hua??
Anirudh- I want to give Anishka’s hand in Sakshyam in the name of marriage. I want to fix their marriage.
Akash- waah! I would love to bring Anshika in my house as my Daughter-in-law.
They fixed their marriage.
Anshika was sad that how she would convince her father.
Anirudh came there and put Roshogollah in her mouth.
Anirudh- Congratulations, you marriage had been fixed with Sakshyam.
Anshika jumper in excitement.
Anirudh was happy on watching his daughter soo happy. They called pandit ji and fix thier marriage dates.
Anshika-Sakshyam and Rudhita-Farhan marriage was on same day.
Everyone was happy.
All the rituals before marriage was done successfully.
The Day of marriage,
Bondita- meri betiya kini badi ho gayi, aj wo log apne sasural jarahi hai… Kina muslil hota hai na apni betio apne se dur bhejne mein.
Anirudh- main to mere pagal pan ki wajahse Anshika ke sath jyada time bhi spend nehi kar paya..
Bondita made Anshika and Rudhita ready.
Sakshyam and Farhan had already came. They were waiting in thier respective mandap.
BOR JATRI
The bride’s family sends the groom a carriage or festively decorated car. … The members of the groom’s house as well as his friends dress in their best attire and journey to the bride’s house where the wedding will take place dress in their best attire and journey to the bride’s house where the wedding will take place.
BOR BORON
When the bor jatri reaches the bride’s home, usually the mother of the bride along with other members come out to welcome the groom and his family by showing the holy earthen lamp, sprinkling trefoil, and husked rice placed on a bamboo winnow (kula). Then they are served sweets and drinks.
POTTO BASTRA
After the groom is seated at the chadnatolla (wedding altar and canopy) – the sanctum sanctorum where only the groom, bride and the priest takes their place, the groom is offered new clothes by the person who is to do the sampradaan – the elderly male member of the family who does sampradaan offers the responsibility of the bride to the groom.
SAAT PAAK
The bride, usually seated on a low wooden stool called a pidi, covers her face with paan leaves, and is lifted by her brothers and is taken round the groom in seven complete circles. The significance is they are winded up securely to each other.
SUBHO DRISHTI
After saat paak the bride and the groom are made to look at each other in front of all the assembled invitees. The bride is told to remove the paan leaves. This exchange of loving glance is to initiate them to be together officially by the society.
MALA BADAL
After the circles are completed, still sitting high on the piri, the bride and the groom exchange garlands of fragrant flowers thrice. This is the first step in which they accept each other.
SAMPRADAN
The bride then takes her place at the chadnatolla where an elderly male member of the bride’s family hands her over to the groom and the couple’s hands are bound by the sacred thread amidst recital of Vedic chants and are placed on the mangal ghot – a brass pitcher filled with water that is covered with mango leaves attached to one twig and a green coconut placed on it.
YAGNA
The bride and groom sit in front of the sacred fire and chant mantras after the priest. Agni, the fire god is made the divine witness to the marriage.
SAPTAPADI
The saptapadi in Bengali wedding is quite different from what is popular (“phere”) in many other parts of India. There are seven betel leaves laid out in a sequence. The bride steps on these leaves one by one followed by the groom. The groom moves a special stone “nora” (typically used for crushing and pasting spices) with his foot as they move forward.
ANJALI
An offering to the fire is made. The bride’s brother puts puffed rice (khoi) in the hands of the bride, and the groom standing close to her holds her hands from the back and extends their arms forward. They then pour the offering into the fire together.
SINDOOR DAAN
Once again seated at their respective places in chadnatolla the groom applies sindoor or vermilion (a symbol of marriage worn by Hindu women thereafter) on the bride’s hair-parting. During the process of sindoor daan the bride’s head is covered with a new saree given by the groom’s family. This is known as “lojja bostro”.
Their wedding successfully took place.
Now it was the time of thier biday. Anirudh was the most emotional. Anshika and Rudhita cried hugging Anirudh and Bondita.
They left for their sasural.
HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED THIS PART. I HAVE EXPLAINED BENGALI WEDDING IN DETAIL IN THIS PART. THIS IS THE LAST EPISODE. EPILOGUE WILL COME SOON.. THANK YOU AND DON’T FORGET TO COMMENT…
~Shreee❣️🌺♥️