This is the beauty of our culture, whenever there is a wedding or a funeral we go out of our way to attend the function. We support and join in our friends and family as they celebrate a gain or a loss. Weddings lately have become all about the glitz and glamour, however behind it all our intention to spend quality time with family does not change. Also during December the weather in India is compatible for all of us “foreigners”. Family is the basis of most of our lives. OUR

In this blog series we will be exploring different rituals and traditions of Gujarati culture and we shall begin with Gujarati Wedding. There are so many traditions associated with Gujarati weddings as normally it is a 3-4 day affair. Let’s begin with the pre-wedding rituals. Gujarati Wedding Rituals: Engagement Many Gujarati marriages are still arranged. However nowadays couples fall in love or find each other first before they disclose their intention of marrying each other

Gujarati wedding traditions – Mandap Mahoorat/Ganesh Sthaapnaa/Thaambli Poojan Some of you may have walked into a Gujarati home in India and see a poster or a mural of Ganapati(Lord Ganesh) in the living room of a house especially in small villages. This is most likely from someone in that house getting married and performing the ritual of Ganesh Sthaapanaa — which in Gujarati language means actual presence of that deity in that house . This will include the bride or the groo