1.
Colourful
Cultural
Programme of
Different
Rajasthani
Marriages

2.
Colourful Cultural Programme of
Situated in western part of India, the
state of Rajasthan has rich culture
and heritage. Following the
traditions and customs the wedding
in Rajasthan is full of cultural
programmes such as music, vibes
and colours.
The traditional Indian bridal wear in
Rajasthan is red colour Ghagra
Chuni which is highly embroidered
like other bridal Indian dress. She
is also laden with ornaments. The
grooms wear Sherwani and jooti.
Like other parts of India and cultures,
the Rajasthani wedding is full of
customs pre-wedding, …
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3.
Colourful Cultural Programme of
wedding and post wedding. All the
rituals are full of cultural programmes; a
glimpse of which is given here:
Pre-wedding Cultural Programmes:
The pre-wedding cultural programmes
of Rajasthani people are associated
with all rituals i.e. Engagement, Ganpati
Sthapana, Pithi Dastoor, Janeva
ceremony, Palla Dastoor, Toran etc. In
all these rituals the women relatives of
both the sides (bride and groom) sing
shubh mangal geet (holy songs) inviting
various gods deities. They pray for
peaceful completion of the marriage …
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4.
Colourful Cultural Programme of
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ceremony as well as happy married life
of the couple. They also sing the songs
related to wedding related to various
gods such as Lord Shiva, Lord Rama
etc.
But the main pre-wedding cultural
ceremony can be termed as Mehfil,
which is generally held one day before
marriage at the houses of the both the
parties. The famous Ghoomar dance of
Rajasthan is performed there. It brings
the audience the complete enjoyment
and they can’t stop their legs shaking
and they also come to the dance floor.

5.
Colourful Cultural Programme of
Cultural Programmes during
Marriage Ceremonies:
When the barat comes to the house of
bride and other rituals are performed a
musical programme full of music and
dance is performed by the professional
artists. They are specially hired to
entertain the members of barat. This
thing generally happen in all the
marriages performed according to Royal
traditions such as of Maharajas. The
performing artists are both men and
women. They also present some
historic and contemporary dramas to
entertain the people.
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6.
Colourful Cultural Programme of
The women relatives of the groom side
as well as bride sing various holy songs
along with all the rituals of the wedding.
When the groom party arrives at the
house of bride, the women relative of
the bride sing welcome songs.
Thereafter, with each ritual of the
wedding such as kanyadan, Pani
Graham etc. the songs are sung. In
short, from arrival of groom party till
departure of bride (vidai) the songs are
associated with all rituals and women
remain indulge in them.
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7.
Colourful Cultural
Programme of Different
Rajasthani Marriages
Post Marriage Cultural Programmes
When the bride goes to the house of
groom a royal reception is held in her
welcome and then also the professional
singers, dancers and artists are hired to
entertain the guests. It is matter to note
that the music of Rajasthan is full of
religious flavours and most of the songs
are devoted to the various gods.
However, in modern times the artists
sing and perform new styles of dance
and songs during the cultural
programmes which may not basically
belong to Rajasthan. This is actually the
effect of other cultures, Bollywood and
films that has affected almost all the
cultures of India.
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