So deep-rooted is the cultural heritage of India that the customs and traditions, which had
once originated several ages ago with the fabrication of various social and religious
groups, have come a long way down the ages, and still are an undistinguishable part of our
social make-up. In fact, these ceremonial sacraments are the very gist and spirit of India;
and who knows better the subtle joy of traditions and rituals, and the bliss of identifying
with one's roots, than we Indians do.
Otherwise engrossed in our everyday life, we find the opportunity to realize our identity
and roots in these ceremonies. Weddings are certainly the biggest and the most vivacious of
all such events of social gatherings. And like all other ceremonies, weddings too are
interspersed with various rites and rituals, which are the very life and blood of the all
the ceremonies in India.
"Unity in Diversity" has always been the appellation for our varied cultural heritage.
Acquaint yourself with how the rites and rituals of various social clusters are diverse,
and yet entwined with the same thread of alikeness.
