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i am not a big fan of wedding photography. i don't hate it because of any particular reason, say for instance because of the fact that i find it extremely commercial (overpriced) yet cheesy, but simply because i suck at it. leaving that aside, i tried my best to get at least one shot which lopa would like. i hope you like it lopa.
no graphics or images please. thanks in advance for your consideration.
It's said that the amount of sindoor that falls on the bride's nose determines how much the husband will love her! cc Sumanta Khan
Mayurica in her Rudolf-ish avatar, with a red nose.
Photo taken on : 16.01.2011
Place : Bhwanipore, South Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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The ritual that most signifies a Bengali style wedding is the ritual of "Shubho Drishti", where the bride covers her face with a betel leaf and is carried by her brothers on a peeri (wooden plank meant to be used to sit on the floor) and take seven rounds of the groom before being face to face with him for the "Shubho Drishti" literally meaning "auspicious sight". The bride is supposed to keep her face covered with betel leaf unless all seven rounds of the groom is complete.
Mala badal ( Bengali: মালা বদল)is part of the traditional Bengali wedding ceremony that involves the exchange of flower garlands between the bride and bridegroom, and is supposed to mark the first time when the bride and the bridegroom set eyes on each other. It is a ritual that is carried forward from the past, as the practice of not seeing each other before is hardly practised these days. Nevertheless, the mala badal marks the first time during the wedding that the bride and the groom are allowed to see each other.....
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Wedding is the most precious, prestigious and auspicious occasion of one’s life. Marriage is not an event that becomes history or fades couple of years later. It is an occasion, which should be remembered for the rest of the life. Similarly, wedding album is not a History book once written and forgotten. It’s a lifetime pleasurable moments you spent with your life partner and with family members. Wedding is an Olympian get-together and is a rare celebration. One should be serious about it and should not compromise with photography. Wedding photography is not capturing moments only but preserves for generations. Don’t let your lifetime memories and precious wedding photography in hands of amateur or friend. (Especially just because of price or cost. The truth is no one gives you Maruti Swift in cost of Maruti 800). Wedding and live events rely on being in the right place at right time, if your cameramen has limited experience he could very well missed precious moment!
I consider my self a wedding photojournalist. The Photojournalist is who narrate a story through the use of photographs. Wedding photojournalist is who takes pictures in wedding with different approach and point of view. Like photojournalist in media, wedding photojournalist present the story of the day through photographs. Basically they are storyteller. A wedding photojournalist captures emotions and facial expressions with different prospective. They do totally different type of photography unlike photographers does in studio or in other outdoor events.
I am great fan of Irish wedding photojournalist Brendan Landy and Madan Mehta of India are few names. Here on flickr, I like Sowmya's photography www.flickr.com/photos/sow/. She is a passionate photographer and enhancing her skills day-by-day. I am pretty much impressed with her work.
I am so thankful to wonderful human being and amazing photographer Mr.Rajeev Kashyap www.flickr.com/photos/28576687@N04/ for his kind assistance. He has 12 years of experience in wedding photography. Rajeev has developed unique sense and prospective. I had great time with him and we will do work together in future as well.
This wedding was blend of Punjabi and Bengali(Bangoli ) style. I am so much fascinated with Indian culture and its traditions. May be that's because now I am into wedding photography as well. You can enjoy different culture, moods, and rituals in single day.
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Bengali wedding (Bengali: বিয়ে,বিবাহ) includes many rituals and ceremonies that can span several days. Although Muslim and Hindu marriages have their distinctive religious rituals, there are many common Bengali rituals in weddings across both West Bengal and Bangladesh
A traditional wedding is arranged by Ghotoks (matchmakers), who are generally friends or relatives of the couple. The matchmakers facilitate the introduction, and also help agree the amount of any settlement.
In Muslim marriages another settlement to make which is called 'Mahr' or 'Kabin' to be paid by the groom to the bride - which is a religious requirement.
Bengali weddings are traditionally in four parts: the bride's gaye holud, the groom's gaye holud, the wedding ceremony, and the reception. These often take place on separate days. The first event in a wedding is an informal one: the groom presents the bride with a ring marking the "engagement" which is gaining popularity. This can sometimes be considered as Ashirwaad.
A Bengali Hindu Marriage can be divided into the following parts:
Pre-wedding Rituals: Adan Pradan, Patri Patra, Ashirvad, Aai Budo Bhaat, Vridhi, Dodhi Mangal, Holud
Kota, Adhibas Tatva, Kubi Patta, Snan, Saankha Porano
Wedding Rituals: Bor Boron, Potto Bastra, Saat Paak, Mala Badal, Subho Drishti, Sampradan, Yagna,
Saat Pak (couple), Anjali, Sindur Daan and Ghomta
Post-Wedding Rituals: Bashar Ghar, Bashi Biye, Bidaye, Bou Boron, Kaal Ratri, Bou Bhaat, Phool Sajja, Dwira Gaman
Wedding Ceremony
The wedding ceremony (Bengali: বিবাহ or বিয়ে bibaho/bie) follows the gaye holud ceremonies. As the wedding ceremony is arranged by the bride's family, much of the traditions revolve around embarrassing the groom. The groom, along with his friends and family, traditionally arrive later than the bride's side. As they arrive, the younger members of the bride's family barricade the entrance to the venue, demanding money from the groom in return for allowing him to enter. There is a bargaining between groom and the bride's family members on the amount of money of the admission. There is typically much good-natured pushing and shoving involved. Another custom is for the bride's younger siblings, friends, and cousins to conceal the groom's shoes for money; to get them back the groom must usually pay off the children. Siblings, friends and cousins also play many practical jokes on the groom.
For a Hindu wedding, a priest asks the couple to chant mantras from the holy texts that formalises the following:
Kanya sampradaan (Bengali: কন্যাসম্প্রদান konnasomprodan lit. "giving the bride"): the ceremonial giving away of the bride by the father of the bride
Saat Paake Ghora Bengali: সাত পাকে ঘোরা (The couple walks round the ceremonial fire seven times. See Saptapadi, Bengali: সপ্তপদী .)''
For a Muslim wedding, the bride and groom are seated separately, and a kazi (person authorized by the government to perform the wedding), accompanied by the parents and a witness (Bengali: ওয়াকিল wakil) from each side formally asks the bride for her consent to the union, and then the groom for his.
At this time, for Muslim weddings, the amount of the dowry or mahr is verified, and if all is well, the formal papers are signed, and the couple are seated side by side on a dais. The bride's veil (Bengali: ওরনা or ঘোমটা orna/ghomṭa) is draped over both the bride and groom, and a mirror is placed in front of them. The groom is then supposed to say something romantic on what he sees in the mirror—notionally the first time he has laid eyes on his bride. A traditional answer is to say that he has seen the moon. The bride and groom then feed each other sweets, while the bride's family members try to push the groom's face into the food. All the guests then celebrate the union with a feast.
In Hindu marriages on the day of the marriage (after wedding ceremony is over), close friends and relatives remain awake for the entire night. This is called the Basor Raat. Generally the day on which wedding is held Basor Raat starts after midnight if the wedding ceremony is over by evening. Most Hindu Bengali marriages happen in the evening. The next day, preferably before noon, the couple make their way from the venue to the groom's home, where a bridal room has been prepared.
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The tying of the nuptial knot in traditional Bengali style entails a series of elaborate and colorful rituals, which are not only enjoyable but are of great significance in conjugal life.
One of the major ritual in a Bengali Marriage is "Sampradan"
Sampradan - The bride then takes her place at the chadnatolla where an elderly male member of the bride's family hands her over to the groom and the couple's hands are bound by the sacred thread amidst recital of Vedic chants and are placed on the mangal ghot - a brass pitcher filled with water that is covered with mango leaves attached to one twig and a green coconut placed on it.
Find details of Bengali Marriage rituals in hinduism.about.com/od/matrimonial1/a/bengaliwedding.htm
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.
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The Haldi ceremony is a ritual holy bath, (variously known as pithi ceremony, gaaye holud, gatro horidra, tel Baan, pellikuturu, mangala snaman )which is one of the pre-wedding ceremonies in Hindu weddings of India. Ground and pasted Turmeric (Haldi), oil is applied and water is poured on both the bride and groom by married women on the morning of the wedding. Turmeric is known for its medicinal properties as well as being antiseptic and anti-inflammatory, and application of this ingredient before marriage would ensure that the bride and groom are blessed with blemish-free glowing skin. At times sandalwood and curd are also mixed with the paste. Yellow is considered a color associated with happiness and harmony, a ritual flower-shower with yellow flowers ( preferably marigold) is followed by the application of the Haldi paste and a haldi-Holi ( throwing of yellow colors) is played. Often the decor of the Haldi ceremony is done in bright summer colors with preferably yellow and white flowers, and the relatives are encouraged to wear yellow, orange, and white-colored clothes. The bride traditionally wears something in yellow and often wears flower jewelry. Women in the house, also sing local folk songs associated with the ritual while applying turmeric paste on the bride/groom. Elders bless the bride/groom. The family feeds sweets to each other after the ritual is over.
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Its perhaps 'the' moment that an Indian bride looks forward to... the moment when her would-be husband would put a pinch of vermilion on her forehead, sealing the wedding with a dash of red.
The mark of a married lady that millions of women sport on their forehead for the rest of their lives....as a mark of respect and devotion to towards their husbands.