What are the Gowda Vokkaliga Marriage Traditions and Rituals?

Predominantly, Karnataka is occupied by the Hindus, and hence it is better to look over the traditions of Hindu marriages in the state. The Gowda Vokkaliga matrimony traditions and rituals resemble the typical South Indian style of wedding with pre-wedding, wedding, and post-wedding ceremonies. As usual, a wedding starts with the selection of the bride and the groom. Since most of the regions are still rural and traditional, mostly, the parents will decide their children’s future partners. They will use the variety of options available to select the fiancĂ© of their kids.



Some of these options will be getting some referrals from relatives or friends, selecting one from the relatives or neighborhood, and accessing a marriage bureau website. Among all the options, a matrimony website will give wider options to choose from, and people are finding it very helpful in terms of matchmaking. You can segregate people based on various factors like the region and caste.

If you search through a Gowda Vokkaliga matrimony, you will get to see the details of persons looking for marriage in that specific community. After the selection of the bride and the groom, the wedding ceremonies will start. Karnataka weddings also occur in three stages – pre-wedding, wedding, and post-wedding. In this article, let us discuss some of the pre-wedding and wedding traditions of Karnataka Hindus. 

Pre-wedding ceremony

Nischay Tamulam – It is the official announcement of the wedding to all the relatives and friends. The process is similar to the engagement ceremony at other weddings. Both the family members will gather at a temple or a house to decide the date of the wedding and other vital proceedings. 

Turmeric purification – On the wedding day, the bride and the groom will sit at their respective house, and the family members will apply turmeric paste mixed with other holy items on their bodies. The process is believed to purify the couple before the wedding. 

Kashi Yatra – It is a fun activity done on the wedding day by the groom. He will act like he has fed up with all the formalities of the wedding and decided to find peace in permanent bachelorship. He will pack up his things and starts his journey to Kasi to attain moksha. Then the bride’s uncle will convince him to change his mind and marry the bride. 

Ganesh pooja – Then, the groom, along with his family will pray to Lord Ganesh at the wedding venue to help with the wedding proceedings to finish without obstacles.  

Wedding Ceremony

The wedding will start with the Paatha pooja ceremony in which the bride’s father will wash the groom’s feet in the mandap. Then the bride and the groom will sit beside the fire with a priest. After some chanting, the groom will tie a Mangalsutra, around the bride’s neck, thus completing the marriage. Then, the couple will take seven rounds around the sacred fire. The final event of the wedding is the feast to the relatives and guests of the function. 

 

 

 

 

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