Here’s presenting five Indian
traditions that still holdsa place of pride in Indianweddings
Amazon Prime
Video’s upcoming original series, ‘Made in Heaven’ premieres on March 8
Amazon Prime Video’s neworiginal
series, ‘Made in Heaven’, promises
a sneak peek at what transpires behind-the-scenesin Big Fat Indian
Weddings!Prime Original Series ‘Made in Heaven’ revolves around the lives of two wedding
planners, Tara and Karan, whose lives intersect against the backdrop of
big-fat-Indian weddings, uncovering not only their personal turmoil but also
the deep-rooted social nuances and prejudices still etched in Indian society.
While
the series arriving this March,promises to be a thought-provoking treat, with
the backdrop of the on-going wedding season in India,we take a quick look at a
few lighthearted traditions that are the main-stay of many Indian weddings!
1. Celebrated across Gujarat, ‘Ponkhana’ is a ritual where the
mother-in-law playfully pulls the groom’s nose signifying that he should always
be kind and compassionate to his new life-partner [GIF 1]
2. Performed by the female relatives from the
bride’s side, the art of hiding the groom’s footwear formonetary gains is one
of a kind, and remains extremely popular and the high-point in almost all Hindu
weddings[GIF 2]
3. Next on our list is the hunt for the
ring, where the bride and the groom dip their hands in a bowl full of milk and
rose petals, to find the elusive ring. The one to find it four times, is expected
to wear the pants in the family. [GIF 3]
4. A beautiful ritual, ‘ArshiMushaf’ is a
prominent part of Muslim weddings where the bride and groom look into a mirror
to take their first glimpse of each other as life-partners. [GIF 4]
5. A long-loved tradition, a Christian bride
after her wedding, takes her bouquet and flings it over at all the single
ladies present, the one to catchit increases her chance of getting hitched in
the near future. [GIF 5]
Fordecades,
these rich traditions and rituals have been an intrinsic part of Indian history.
Can we hope to catch some of these in Prime Original SeriesMade in Heaven? We can’t wait to find out. The series is scheduled
to premiere on March 8 exclusively on Prime Video
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