Experience Bengal - Bengali Wedding
Significane of Shree
Shree, symbolising Goddess Lakshmi, is an auspicious part of every Bengali wedding. Auspicious things like turmeric, sindoor (vermilion), mustard oil is used along with the rice powder to make the dough and it is shaped like a pointing mount and decoration varies from home to home. Shree is considered as Goddess Lakshmi and her blessings are sought to make the marriage a successful one. One is made at both the groom and bride’s home and they are exchanged with the exchange of gifts. It is believed that the Goddess showers the newlywed with blessings and they have a happy life ahead.
A Bengali Wedding is quite a visual treat. A host of deep, meaningful rituals seeped in culture and tradition are performed amidst riot of colourfully elegant and immensely creative decorations. The Bengali weddings are celebrations of colour, togetherness and beauty above all else. The celebration spans for 2-3 days from morning till night. More on Bengali Wedding
Bridal Tourism
The West Bengal government is planning to promote theme-based packages for foreign tourists who wish to know the culture and traditions of Bengal. Towards this end, they are preparing a ‘bridal tourism’ package to showcase the colourul traditional rituals of Bengali marriages.
Foreign tourists will now get a chance to attend big fat Bengali weddings
West Bengal ranks fifth among the Indian states in terms of foreign tourist arrivals, ahead of Rajasthan, Goa and Kerala and the tourism sector of the state has created around 5,00,000 jobs over the past few years.
Beautiful Bengal, India
Experience Bengal - Bengali Wedding
Significane of Shree
Shree, symbolising Goddess Lakshmi, is an auspicious part of every Bengali wedding. Auspicious things like turmeric, sindoor (vermilion), mustard oil is used along with the rice powder to make the dough and it is shaped like a pointing mount and decoration varies from home to home. Shree is considered as Goddess Lakshmi and her blessings are sought to make the marriage a successful one. One is made at both the groom and bride’s home and they are exchanged with the exchange of gifts. It is believed that the Goddess showers the newlywed with blessings and they have a happy life ahead.
A Bengali Wedding is quite a visual treat. A host of deep, meaningful rituals seeped in culture and tradition are performed amidst riot of colourfully elegant and immensely creative decorations. The Bengali weddings are celebrations of colour, togetherness and beauty above all else. The celebration spans for 2-3 days from morning till night. More on Bengali Wedding
Bridal Tourism
The West Bengal government is planning to promote theme-based packages for foreign tourists who wish to know the culture and traditions of Bengal. Towards this end, they are preparing a ‘bridal tourism’ package to showcase the colourul traditional rituals of Bengali marriages.
Foreign tourists will now get a chance to attend big fat Bengali weddings
West Bengal ranks fifth among the Indian states in terms of foreign tourist arrivals, ahead of Rajasthan, Goa and Kerala and the tourism sector of the state has created around 5,00,000 jobs over the past few years.
Beautiful Bengal, India