Cakes of commitment
At our friends' wedding in Visakhapatnam, India.
For the past several minutes of the ceremony, the groom was hidden from the bride behind a screen. From under the screen, he had his feet washed, then an exchange of gifts took place, all of it while keeping his face hidden.
Now the bride and groom each hold a cake made out of sugar and spices on a mango leaf. In a few seconds the screen will be lifted, and upon seeing each other, they will smash the cake on the forehead of their promised.
This gesture is the key moment in the ceremony, from this moment on the couple is regarded as married. The lifting of the screen has to occur at a specific time, calculated by the priest.
It is said that in ancient times, the lifting of the screen could be the first moment the bride and groom ever saw each other. And at that precise moment, they were united till death did them part...
Cakes of commitment
At our friends' wedding in Visakhapatnam, India.
For the past several minutes of the ceremony, the groom was hidden from the bride behind a screen. From under the screen, he had his feet washed, then an exchange of gifts took place, all of it while keeping his face hidden.
Now the bride and groom each hold a cake made out of sugar and spices on a mango leaf. In a few seconds the screen will be lifted, and upon seeing each other, they will smash the cake on the forehead of their promised.
This gesture is the key moment in the ceremony, from this moment on the couple is regarded as married. The lifting of the screen has to occur at a specific time, calculated by the priest.
It is said that in ancient times, the lifting of the screen could be the first moment the bride and groom ever saw each other. And at that precise moment, they were united till death did them part...