India is a land of unity among diversity. Many religions have their peaceful co-existence in the holy land of India. These religions have their own system and their own religious practice. They have their own religious sentiments and own way of observing their ethics. If you visit the whole of the Indian sub-continent, you will find a great variety of practices.

These religions have their own festivities and they celebrate these festivities with great sense of enjoyment. The practices of almost all the religions have certain unique things which make them quite different from other religions. If you take all these varities in a broader manner, you will realize the cultural richness of the Indian nation.

West Bengal is an important province of the Indian republic which is known all over the world for its invaluable contribution in the field of culture and cultural heritage. The Bengalis are known for their deep faith in their traditional beliefs. It is their faith in their religion and their gods that they do every possible endeavor to make them present in all their family celebrations. It is the tradition of the Bengalis to invite the gods to witness the beginning of a new relationship which begins with a wedding.

The wedding rituals of the Bengali bride and the groom manifest a deep-routed worship of the gods which last for about three to four hours in which different gods are invited to witness and bless the beginning of the new relationship. The entire wedding schedule is based upon the ethics of the Vedic beliefs and traditions. Almost all the wedding rituals are based upon different mantras. These mantras are purely written and chanted in the Devbhasha i.e. in Sanskrit. Most of these mantras have taken from the four Vedas as the Vedas are the base of the Hindu religion and all the religious ceremonies are performed according to the Vedic beliefs and practices.

The pundit or the purohit, generally the Brahmin, is responsible for conducting the wedding rituals. He is an experience campaigner for this affair and he chants the mantras from the four Vedas to invite the gods. It is believed that these mantras are chanted to invite gods like Ganesha, Agni, the god of sacred Fire, and Lord Vishnu. These mantras are the outcome of deep religious faith that most of the Bengalis have and the bride and the groom chant the mantras with great faith and respect for their religion.

The entire wedding process consists of many important rituals in which ‘Gaye Holud’, ‘Jal Soha’, ‘Mala Bodol’, ‘Saptapadi’, Kanyadan’ and ‘Sindoordaan’ are the most important ones. These wedding mantras are chanted throughout these rituals. Though the Groom offers most of the rituals but during these rituals, both the groom and the bride chant these mantras together. This indicates that it is the responsibility of both the alleys of marriage to share their responsibilities to make their relationship long, prosperous and peaceful. The basic reason of these mantras is to make the gods bless the couple for a happy, peaceful and prosperous married life. The presence of the gods ensures the happy conjugal life of the newly wed couple. courtesy indianweddingcard.com