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Wedding is one of the important Samskaras in a Hindu's Life, as ordained by the Smriti(Guidelines for Day to-day Living).

Forty Samskaras are listed(please read my posts filed under Hinduism)

Pandhalkal, Hindu Wedding ceremony.
The Wedding ceremonies are elaborate.

Typical Marriage arrangements consist of these parts.

1.Finding a Boy of Girl.

2.Matching of the Horoscopes.

3.Visiting the Girl's House by the Groom with his close relatives to know more of the Girl and the Family.

4.Nischyathaatham of the exchange of MOU between the parents of the Groom and Bride( If Grandparents are alive they will perform this-Paternal Grandparents. At this function only close relatives are invited;The Religious aspect id s very minimal and this is more of a Social Occasion, when Date , Time and Venue of the Wedding is announced.

5. Sumangali Prarthanai, when those women who died remaining Married are propitiated.This is normally performed about a couple of days before the Marriage.

6.Samaaradhanai or Dadhyaaradhanai is performed normally after the Sumangali Prarathanai to the family Deity.

7.Pandakkal Naduthal

8.Inviting the Bridegroom is done a day before the Wedding.

9.Wedding Ceremony.

Here I post the procedure for the Wedding ( A post on Sumangali Prarthanai has been shared already)