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  Royal Wedding in Rajasthan
Come to Rajasthan and step back in time to recreate the magic of royal
 wedding. Rajasthan the land of romance and chivalry is a perfect venue for the celebration of the union, most sacred to mankind.

Rajasthan offers you an ambience and landscape like no other place in the world.

The state has majestic forts and palaces, which offer a wonderful backdrop for a regal wedding. Most of the palaces and forts, now converted into heritage hotels are popular venues for dream weddings in Rajasthan.
      Royal Wedding in Rajasthan is a lifetime experience. If you like, you may include elephants, horses, and camels to add that   royal touch to your wedding. The beautifully caparisoned elephants, horses and camels marching in front of baraat procession   make for a pretty sight. The venue of the wedding, which in most cases happen to be a palace is decorated with flowers and   lights. Guests are offered luxury accommodation in the palace hotels, from where they march in a royal procession to the   wedding venue. The caparisoned elephants welcome the guests at the gate. No doubt Rajasthan is a dream-wedding   destination for the rich and famous.
 
  MEHNDI:- A day before the wedding the palm and feet of the bride and her friends & relatives     are   decorated with Mehndi (Henna). During this processss special Indian wedding songs are     sung by   friends/ relatives and local singers. Tea / coffee, soft drinks with sweets & snacks are     served to the guests.
  WEDDING PROCESSION: - A traditional “Barat” or procession starts
    from the Groom's house and moves to Bride's (Marriage venue) place.The Groom sits on a     decorated   horse and moves in a caravan form with his friends relatives. The caravan is led
    by a band and the “Baratis” (friends & relatives) dance on the beats of the band . ( This caravan     can be made more  attractive by adding decorated Camels & Elephants)
  On reaching at the gates of the Brides place (Marriage venue) the groom & Baraties are welcomed by Brides relatives and   friend with Arti / Tikka and garlands.
  All wedding ceremonies takes place under Mandap (well decorated canopy - specially decorated for the ceremony invokes   blessings of God for the couple to be married) under the auspices of a hindu priest.
  Royal Wedding in Rajasthan First step :-
    The groom is taken to Mandap where he waits for bride to arrive to exchange Garlands with each other – This is called “VARMALA” 
  Royal Wedding in Rajasthan Second step :- 
    The bride and the bridegroom face each other, and the priest ties their garments (the bride's saree to the groom's shirt) in a knot, symbolizing the sacred union.
The bride and the bridegroom garland each other and exchange the rings. Next
the nuptial fire, symbolizing the divine witness, and the sanctifier of the
sacrament, is installed and worshipped. Both the bride and the groom grasp
their hands together and pray to God for His blessings. Samagree, consisting
of crushed sandalwood, herbs, sugar, rice, ghee (clarified butter), and twigs is offered into the sacred fire to seek God's blessings for the couple.
  Royal Wedding in Rajasthan Third Step :-
    This is the most important rite of the entire ceremony. Here the bride and the bridegroom take seven steps together around teh nuptial fire (Agni) and make the following seven promises to each other :As per the Vedic rituals, the bridegroom sings the following : With God as Our Guide, Let Us Take,
the first step to nourish each other
the second step to grow together in strength
the third step to preserve our wealth
the fourth step to share our joys and sorrows
the fifth step to care for our children
the sixth step to be together forever
the seventh step to remain lifelong friends,
the perfect halves to make a perfect whole.
    After the seventh step he makes her remain where she is and says: "With seven steps we become friends. Let me reach your friendship. Let me not be severed from your friendship. Let your friendship not be severed from me."
The Saptapadi ceremony concludes with a prayer that the union is indissoluble. At the end of this ceremony, the bridegroom and bride become husband and wife. In some communities such as Gujarati, instead of seven,only four steps, signifying Artha, Dharma, Kama and Moksha are taken. 
          Royal Wedding in Rajasthan Fourth Step :- 
    The bride accepts her change of status from an unmarried woman to a wife by spreading turmeric powder on her hands. Kanya Danam is performed by the father (or uncle of guardian) of the bride in presence of a large gathering that is invited to witness the wedding. The father pours out a libation of sacred water symbolizing the giving away of the daughter to the bridegroom. The groom recites Vedic hymns to Kama, the God of love, for pure love and blessings. As a condition for offering his daughter for marriage, the father of the bride requests a promise from the groom for assisting the bride in realizing the three ends : dharma, artha, and kama. The groom makes the promise by repeating three times that he will not fail the bride in realizing dharma, artha and kama. 
    After the Kanya Danam guests joins the groom & the Bride for dinner thenafter the last ceremony is the “Vidai” the send off of the Groom / Bride and the Barathies.
          Wedding Costumes & Jewelery
 
FOR GROOM : Sherwani ( the embroidered long coat, turban with feather and broach tugged on, turban & tight trousers while in procession the Groom’s face is covered with flower leads.
FOR BRIDE: Silk embroidered long skirt / top & shawl, Glass & Lac bangles, Earrings, Necklace and other bridal jewellery. 

For Guests / relative & friend: free to wear their best clothes of their choice or can wear traditional costumes   like long coat / tight trousers etc.
Venue Decoration and illumination : The venue is well decorated with flowers of different variety like   Marigold /rose etc. Entire venue is lit up with ferry lights and bright halogen lights. 
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