Indian wedding Traditions

The Hindu religion comes from across a number of regions, each with cultural variations to wedding ceremonies. There are, however, fundamental similarities in all Hindu weddings. The purpose of the Hindu wedding is to perform the dharma, obligations to society and family, prajana, which is to bring children into the world and shradh which refers to the rituals. Misri for Indian wedding

Also known as the sugar ceremony, this is an engagement ceremony in which the blessings of Lord Ganesha are prayed for. Seven married women represent the seven forms of God and make Ganesha symbol on a pot of sugar. The Ganesha symbol looks similar to a swastika, but in a clockwise direction.

Prayer known as a puja is carried out by the couple and their parents to complete the request for blessings.
The families of the bride and the groom exchange garlands of flowers, rings, fruit and gifts. As the fourth finger is considered to have a direct link to the heart, the rings are placed on these fingers. These are placed on the right hand of the groom and the left hand of the bride.

Indian wedding Sangeet

This is a pre wedding party with food and music for friends and family. The bride and groom may have individual sangeets or a combined large celebration.
Nav Graha Puja for wedding

This is a puja which takes place days before the wedding to ask for blessings from the Gods which govern the planets. This is considered important as astrology has been an important influence throughout the history of the Hindu religion.
wedding Sagri

This is a ceremony for the females from the grooms family to get to know the bride by visiting her with gifts.
wedding Mehndi

This is the henna party where the bride and some of the guests have their hands and feet painted with henna paste. The henna stains the hands with the patterns which are painted on and is considered lucky and an illustration of the strength of love in the imminent marriage.
Ghari Puja for wedding

This is a religious ceremony which takes place the night before the wedding in the bride and grooms home. The ceremony represents the couple leaving their old life and embarking on their new life together.

The Pithi is usually performed at this point, which is a beautification ritual. The bride and groom are washed with a tumeric paste.
wedding Bharaat

On the morning of the wedding, the groom leaves his home for the wedding traditionally mounted on a white horse with his family and friends around him. When they arrive, they are greeted by the brides family who shower them with rose water and petals.
wedding Swagatum

To welcome the goom to the wedding, the mother places a red dot, known as a tikka, on his forehead. A pot filled with yogurt, honey, seeds and ghee is placed on the ground for the groom to step on in order to close the ceremony.

The actual wedding ceremony itself takes place in a mandap, a canopy, with a sacred fire burning inside it. A series of rituals to signify the union of the couple, complete the wedding ceremony.
Madhuparka

the grooms right foot is washed by the father of the bride. Sankalp

Holy mantras are chanted and the brides parents pledge their blessings. It symbolizes them givining their daughter away. Kanya-agaman

the bride enterers, usually led by a maternal uncle to the mandap. The groom is shielded and is unable to see his bride until he expresses his acceptance of her to the pundit. The couple then sit together with the groom on the left. Pad-Pakshalan

The brides parents wash the feet of the couple with milk and water and then connect the couple together with a length of raw cotton and threads. This is later tied together by the pundit to reinforce their bond as husband and wife. Hasta-melap

the brides right hand is placed in the grooms right hand as traditionally the brides parents are giving her away to the groom. Agni Puja

a sacred fire is lit by the pundit in a copper bowl Shilarohana

the bride puts her foot on a stone to correspond with the vows they take to be strong as a couple throughout married life. Laja homa

rice is placed in the sacred fire while the bride prays for her husband to have a long life, prosper and to be happy. Mangalfera

the couple walk around the fire four times. The groom will lead the bride three times to represent duty, karma and wealth, and the bride will lead the round representing salvation. Saptapadi

these are the seven symbolic steps the couple will walk around the fire to remain life-long partners and friends. Oaths are taken in the presence of the guests to unite the couple as husband and wife. Pradakshina

the couple circle the fire three more times with a further prayer. Saubhagya Chinha

the bride is blessed by the groom by him placing vermilion powder on her forehead and giving her a wedding necklace known as a Mangal Sutra. Haridaya-Sparsha

the couple place their hands over each others hearts while stating vows. They are then blessed by the pundit to complete the wedding ceremony. Chathurthi Karma

The couple feed each other four times to represent the development of their skin, muscle, bone and soul.

Blessed flower petals and rice are thrown over the couple by guests at the end of the ceremony like confetti. As the couple leaves the farewell to the bride is a moving moment as she is leaving her family to build a new life with her husband and his family.

A coconut is positioned under a wheel of the wedding car, so it can be broken on its departure. This was done in the past to ensure the vehicle which was transporting the newlyweds was roadworthy.

There are post wedding ceremonies which take place to welcome the bride into the family. Salt is used in the ritual of Datar to symbolize her entering the family as it can blend well into any food.

Hindu brides customarily wear heavily embroidered red and white saris. The red implies fertility and the white the innocence and purity of the bride. It is common for the bride to change during the wedding from a modest sari from her family to a more heavy sari from the grooms family. The Groom usually wears white or cream traditional outfit which may be embroidered with gold thread. Some north Indian Hindu grooms wear a turban with strings of flowers hiding his face from view. This is to protect him from the evil eye of on-lookers.

Indian wedding Mandap and decoration

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Lubrication For Your table Saw's Blade Wheel Gears

One of woodworking's biggest bummers has to be a table saw with blade wheel and tilt gears that are so caked with sawdust that they become difficult to turn. Especially if you're a hobbyist who has been waiting all week to get into the wood shop to work on a project.

The problem that most woodworkers have stems from the use of "wet" or sticky grease that most table saw manufacturers use in the factory. They slather this grease on thick and it works beautifully for a time - until your blade wheel only turns with a hammer.

Some woodworkers claim that grease of this manner is never a problem, that they get years of great turning out of their blade and tilt gears lubricated just as they come from the factory. For these folks the chances are good that they are both light woodworkers - that is, they don't log many hours in the wood shop - and that they use dust collection. Which every woodworker should be doing by the way for safety purposes.

For the hobbyist with dust collection though it's still advisable to keep a close watch on those blade and tilt gears to make sure they're not gumming up too bad.

If you're having a problem with turning your gears - or want to preemptively maintain your gears with a non-sticky lubricant - you'll need to first clean off the grease and sawdust.

Read your manual first before attempting any sort of maintenance - that should always be your first guide to keeping your gears cleaned and rotating smoothly.

In addition to, or possibly following what your manual recommends you could clean off the gunk first with a rag, and then use an old toothbrush to clean off the remaining gunk and grease.

Finally - if you have it - use compressed air to really clean the gears of any remaining sawdust.

Then you've got to spend some time deciding which lubricant you're going to use.

There are a number of non-greasy, non-sticky lubricant options that tend not to attract saw dust.

Perhaps one of the most popular is simple bees wax - the kind often used for sealing toilets. Use that tooth brush and brush on a good healthy coat of wax. Paraffin wax - the kind often available at grocery stores for use in canning - is another alternative to bees wax.

Lithium grease is another popular option for lubricating your table saw gears. Lithium grease comes in two varieties - spray on and lubricant in a tube.

The spray on variety dries to a light coat and typically penetrates well and even cleans the gears a little. One issue you may find with the spray on lithium lubricant is that it doesn't leave a thick coat. This may be fine for certain applications but may not give you the ultimate in smooth turning.

The lithium grease that comes in a tube is dense like grease. Apply it liberally in a good thick coat to achieve the levels of smoothness and motion that you're used to in brand new machines.

Another popular lubricant found at most bike stores is spray-on graphite lube. It dries to a nice powder that doesn't collect dust, though doesn't give you the density of application that lithium grease does.

One expensive and highly-lubricating alternative is AntiSeize cpd, found in auto supply stores and used on spark plugs. This metal-added lubricant sticks in a manner similar to paint and works extremely well at high temperatures. It's more expensive but like the other lubricants mentioned does not attract dust.

Other Lubrication Points for Your table Saw The bed of your table saw needs regular maintenance too. Scrub it off regularly and spray it with a teflon based dry lubricant to keep the wood from binding.

Consider lubricating your saw blades as well with a Blade Lubricant Stick. The oils and waxes in the stick make your blade cut more cleanly through your projects and helps extend the life of your blade.

Bearing lubricant is another important lube to investigate for your table saw - a good, penetrating lubricant that will protect and seal the bearing's inner workings and extend the overall life of your saw.

Read Your table Saw Manual for More Tips As with any after-market tips or tricks you should always consult your tool manual before you start any maintenance applications. If your manual lacks appropriate information then consider contacting the manufacturer directly, or the experts at the store where you bought the saw.

And most importantly - be safe and have fun (and ALWAYS in that order...).

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