BENGALI GROOM’S WEDDING DAY RITUALS (Morning to Night) For Groom
*MORNING RITUALS*
*1. Dodhi Mongol (দধি মঙ্গল)*
Time: Early morning (before sunrise)
What Happens. Groom eats a meal of sweet curd and flattened rice (chire), symbolizing purity and fasting until the wedding.
Significance: Marks the start of auspicious wedding day rituals.
*2. Snan (Pre-Wedding Bathi) – Gaye Holud for Groom*
What Happens: Groom is anointed with turmeric paste by family and friends. Then takes a holy bath.
Significance: Cleansing and purifying the body before the sacred ceremony.
Similar to: The bride’s Gaye Holud, but usually held earlier or separately.
*3. Puja and Tying of Gaachh Kori (গাছ কড়ি)*
What Happens: Sacred thread is tied on the groom’s wrist after a brief puja.
Symbolizes protection and blessings from ancestors and deities.
Done By: A priest or family elder.
*4. Preparation and Barat Departure*
What Happens: Groom dresses in traditional attire (usually dhoti-kurta or sherwani with topor).
Barat (wedding procession) leaves for the bride’s home or wedding venue with music and celebration
Significance: Formal journey to claim his bride.
*EVENING RITUALS (At Bride’s Venue)*
*5. Bor Boron (বর বরণ)*
What Happens: Groom is welcomed by the bride’s mother with a lamp, sweets, and water pot (shagun). A ritual aarti is performed to bless him. Welcoming the groom into the bride’s home or venue with respect and tradition.
*6. Piri Asana & Saat Paak*
What Happens: Bride is brought seated on a decorated piri. Carried 7 times around the groom (Saat Paak).
Groom’s Role: Waits on the wedding mandap, watching and participating in the joyous ritual.
Symbolism: Circle of protection and completeness.
*7. Shubho Drishti (শুভ দৃষ্টি)*
What Happens: Bride and groom exchange their first glance, after the bride uncovers her eyes.
