Hindu wedding: the guide
Subtitle: How to plan and perform an authentic Hindu wedding
Publisher: White River Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Amherst, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Copyright date: 2006
Notes: First published as The Vedic Wedding ([OL15324444W][1])


  [1]: http://openlibrary.org/works/OL15324444W
Table of contents: label: Part 1
title: Introduction; title: Hindu philosophy of marriage
pagenum: 1; title: Wedding and marriage
pagenum: 3; label: Part 2
title: Outline for the wedding ceremony; title: Basic steps
pagenum: 4; title: Basic steps, with description
pagenum: 5; label: Part 3
title: Preparations for the wedding ceremony; title: Planning
pagenum: 11; title: Pujas
pagenum: 17; title: Rehearsal
pagenum: 19; label: Part 4
title: The wedding day - preliminaries; title: Arrangements at the mantap (diagram)
pagenum: 21; title: Bride's family prepares to meet the groom
pagenum: 25; title: The baraat arrives
pagenum: 27; title: Milni/Swagatam - bride's family greets the groom
pagenum: 28; title: The groom is escorted to the mantap
pagenum: 30; title: Overview (explain, so don't have to interrupt ceremony)
pagenum: 31; label: Part 5
title: The Vedic; title: Preparatory chants
pagenum: 38; title: Vara puja & sankalpam
pagenum: 44; title: Bride's arrival & garland exchange
pagenum: 52; title: Hasta milap & pravara
pagenum: 56; title: Kanyadanam
pagenum: 58; title: Mangalyadharanam
pagenum: 63; title: Agni pratishtapana
pagenum: 68; title: Homas - pradhana homa, laja homa
pagenum: 70; title: Saptapadi
pagenum: 82; title: Closing ceremonies; pagenum: Arati; pagenum: Ashirvadam; pagenum: Recessional; label: Part 6
title: Appendices; title: 1. Materials
pagenum: 95; title: 2. Rehearsal
pagenum: 104; title: 3. Engagement; Yagnopavitam; Kashiyatra; Grhapravesham
pagenum: 107; title: 4. Additional wedding customs & rituals
pagenum: 130; pagenum: Ankurarpanam; pagenum: Anuja; pagenum: Rakshabandhan/visarjan; pagenum: Sitting/standing; pagenum: Padaprakshalana/ritual cleansing; pagenum: Madhuparkam; pagenum: Antarpat; pagenum: Jeeriga/bellam; pagenum: Mangalashtak; pagenum: Sitting on father's lap; pagenum: Hasta milap; pagenum: Bride moving from right to left; pagenum: Tying the knot; pagenum: Ashmarohana; pagenum: Vows; pagenum: Talambralu; pagenum: Ceremonial presentation of clothing; pagenum: Dhruva/arundhati darshan; pagenum: Sindhur application; pagenum: Drshti; pagenum: Unjal; pagenum: Games; pagenum: Presentation of gifts; pagenum: Sashtanga/blessings from elders; pagenum: Vidai; title: 5. Vedic calendar
pagenum: 151; title: 6. Bridal (wedding) attire
pagenum: 158; pagenum: Jewelry; pagenum: Clothing; pagenum: Floral adornments; pagenum: Cosmetics; title: 7. Ganapati puja, gauri puja
pagenum: 169; title: Glossary
pagenum: 199; title: Transliteration scheme
pagenum: 208