jain marriage

 

                                   Jain Wedding

Every culture, every religion, every community follow their own traditions and rituals, and have their own unique way of marriages. So does the Jain community have their own way going about marrying their children. Jain culture is a believer of peaceful co-existence, mutual dependency, and beneficence from the individual interaction with another individual. Jains believe in forgiveness and friendship. Talking about marriages, it is a worldly affair and is basically recommended because of the fact that the children from the married couple will be followers of Jain dharma. Jains do not believe in dowry at all. And the Jain wedding has very simple rituals and traditions. Marriage is a promise that a couple makes to stay together for lifetime according to Jain dharma. Jains don’t believe in wasting time and money.

Jains find a match for their children from the same community like many other communities. This is for the reason that the children produced from the couple will thus follow same dharma. Jain wedding also has some simple rituals to follow.

The rituals that take place before the wedding comprise of lagan lekhan in which the marriage is fixed. This is followed by sagai which is hosted by groom’s family. Then the groom’s family is welcomed at bride’s house. After this, the women sing mangala geet.

Then the couple takes the phere and take seven vows. Followed by a havan wherein mantras are recited. And finally a married woman takes the pallu of the bride’s sari and it is tied to the groom’s shawl or stole. And the couple stands proudly as legally wed couple. with the groom and afterwards as a token of thanksgiving to God jains give away alms in the temple. And under the shower of blessing from everyone, jains conclude the wedding.