Hindu Wedding Cards-“The Portrait Of Love And Blessings”

Marriage is the ultimate bond in which a man and a woman come together to foster a partnership based on trust and faith for the rest of their lives. In Hinduism, the word marriage is called as “Vivaha”. The concept of marriage in Hindu culture is a very auspicious one in which the celebrations go on for 3-4 days. It is a celebration of love, happiness, and commitments with both the families getting involved totally in this grand occasion.

There are elegant rituals, and all these rituals have meaningful elements covered with lots of emotion and love. Kanyadaan means giving away of a daughter by her father, panigrahana means willingly holding hands near the fire to denote union, and saptapadi is taking seven steps and each step includes a promise to each other for rest of one’s life. All these ceremonies are performed in the presence of the family members, friends, relatives and well-wishers.
 
What goes in the Hindu wedding card?

The wedding card plays a very important role in a traditional Hindu marriage. The Hindu marriage cards symbolize the inclusion of family and friends in the marriage ceremony ritual and convey their blessings to the newly wedded couple. The marriage tradition is totally emphasized with bright colored Hindu wedding cards which are artistically designed in handmade paper and designs soaked in love and emotions.

The wedding card is used to inform and invite the relatives and friends, but the Hindu wedding cards also express the theme and style of the auspicious day. Many religious symbols and designs like Lord Ganesha, MangalGhat, Lord Krishna and Radha are engraved with beautiful, rich and bright textures to make the card memorable. Sometimes shlokas are printed on the auspicious cards to seek blessings from the heavenly deities.