Pre Wedding Bengali Rituals

Here is provided information about pre wedding Bengali rituals:
Vridhi Puja

Vridhi puja is conducted a day before the wedding in the remembrance of the ancestors of the bride and groom. Beautiful Rangoli is made and Lord Narayan is worshipped.
Dodhi Mangal Ceremony

Dodhi Mangal is a ceremony in which ten married women bath the bride/groom. Thereafter, they feed the bride/groom. The yummy meal consists of macher laija bhaja (fried fish), jal dhala bhaja (rice cooked in water), curd and chiruya.
Wedding Piris

Beautifully decorated piris are used to seat the bride and groom comfortably. Exchange of gifts takes place between the two families.
Gae Halud Tattva Ritual

This ritual takes place before the turmeric ceremony. The groom’s parents send some gifts for the bride. It usually includes six saris with matching blouses and petticoats, cosmetics, fish, assorted sweets, curd, paan, dhaan and durba.
Snan

In late afternoon on the wedding day, a couple of married women apply the paste of turmeric and oil on the bride/groom’s hair and body. Thereafter, the bride/groom is given a new set of clothes that is gifted by his/her in-laws. The old worn clothes of the bride/groom are given away to the napti (barber).
Sankha Porana

After bathing and dressing up in a new sari, the bride wears the sankha poranas.
Dressing up the bride

The bride is ornamented with jewelry and crown. When she is fully dressed and ready to go to the mandap, her face is adorned with a design of mukut using the chandan paste.
Mandap

In the preparation of mandap, two banana trees are planted and rice paste is used to make a large alpana. The mandap is beautified with fresh flowers and flashy lights.

Post Wedding Bengali Rituals

Post Wedding Bengali Rituals

Here is provided information on post-wedding Bengali rituals:
Basar Ghar Custom

It is a ceremony in which the newly weds are given a warm welcome in the bride’s house. Also, they are served delicious dinner.
Bashi Biye Ritual

On the next morning after wedding, the groom applies vermilion on his wife’s forehead. Thereafter, the newly wedded couple visits the mandap, where they worship the Sun God. The purohit is also present at this time.
Bidaai Ceremony

In this ceremony, the newly weds, after seeking the elder’s blessings, leave for their home.
Bou Baran & Bou Bhat Ceremony

Bou Baran ritual is performed to give a warm welcome to the newly weds in the groom’s house. The female members of the house pour water under the vehicle when the couple boards it. The groom's elder brother's wife takes a plate containing lac dye and milk and places it under the bride's feet. After the feet of the bride get imprinted on the floor of the house, her sister-in-law takes her into her new house. The elders of the house shower blessings on the newly wedded couple.

In the Bou Bhat ceremony, the bride eats her first meal in her husband’s house. Usually, the groom’s father hosts a reception party in the evening.

Bengali Wedding Rituals

Bengali Wedding Rituals

Here is provided information on Bengali wedding rituals:
Welcoming the groom

When the marriage procession of the groom arrives at the doorsteps of the bride’s residence, they are greeted with fresh flowers. An elderly female relative of the bride holds the baran dala. The plate is firstly touched to the groom's forehead, then to the ground. Thereafter, it is touched back again to his forehead. This gesture symbolizes part blessing. After that, the groom is given sweets and sherbet. As the groom enters the bride’s house, rosewater is sprinkled on him.
Shubho Drishti Ritual

In this ritual, the bride and groom see each other.
Mala Badal Ceremony

Mala badal ceremony involves the exchange of flower garlands between the bride and groom while the purohit chants mantras.
Saat Paak & Sampradhan

As a part of Saat Paak ritual, the bride is made to sit on a low wooden stool called pidi that is lifted by her brothers. Thereafter, the girl is taken around the groom in circles seven times. It signifies their union.

In the Sampradhan ritual, the bride is given away to the groom by her paternal or maternal uncle. Thereafter, saptapadi ritual takes place.