Hindu wedding

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A Hindu wedding, also known as vivaha (विवाह, ) in Hindi, lagna (लग्न) in Marathi, biyah (बियाह) in Bhojpuri, Maithil Vivah in Maithili, bibaho (বিবাহ) in Bengali, bahaghara (ବାହାଘର) or bibaha (ବିବାହ) in Odia, tirumanam (திருமணம்) in Tamil, pelli (పెళ్లి) in Telugu, maduve (ಮದುವೆ) in Kannada, and kalyanam (कल्याणम्, కళ్యాణం; കല്യാണം) in Malayalam and other languages, is the traditional marriage ceremony for Hindus. The weddings celebrations may extend for several days and involve large number of participants. The bride's and groom's homes—entrance, walls, floor, roof—are sometimes decorated with colors, flowers, lights and other decorations. The word vivāha originated as a sacred union of two people as per Vedic traditions, i.e. what many call marriage, but based on cosmic laws and advanced ancient practices. Under Vedic Hindu traditions, marriage is viewed as one of the saṁskāras performed during the life of a human being, which are lifelong commitments of one wife and one husband. In...

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