Close up of the offers during a typical newari wedding in the courtyard of a hindu temple in Kirtipur, Nepal
A Newari Wedding starts with the ritual of, the groom side sending twelve areca nut in a huge silver bowl along with fruits, sweets, gold jewelry, clothes and other cosmetic accessories for the bride which are decorated and displayed in trays in an eye-catching way. The groom and the groomâs mother is absent in this ceremony whereas the brideâs mother starts the ceremony by worshipping lord Ganesh, lord of fire(Agni devta) and other god and goddesses. This ritual is usually performed four days before the wedding on the same day as the bride sideâs reception party.
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