Janavasam is a Hindu wedding tradition where the groom is taken for a procession in an open car accompanied by his entire family along with the team nadhaswaram and thavil to a temple near the wedding hall. The main purpose of Janavasam is to introduce the groom to everyone around the town, after getting the blessings from the temple, the groom along with his family is received by the bride and the bride’s family as they entire the wedding hall together. Here we are sharing a series of images shot in the temple town Madurai during a Tamil Brahmin wedding.
A Traditional Muslim Engagement
Muslim Wedding
So am I Muslim wedding photographer, not yet :) but I have had the opportunity to shoot more Muslim weddings than my peers, Muslim weddings are always close to my heart, one main reason is since I was born and brought up in Thousand lights which are surrounded by mosques, naturally, I had an affinity towards the tradition and the religious practices. Coming back to the Muslim weddings, they are one of the most colorful and elaborate weddings that happen in India, similar to a Brahmin wedding, Muslim weddings are done anywhere from 3 to 8 depending on the customs that are followed by the family, here I'm presenting some of the best Muslim weddings photographs from my collection
We have had one of the best times in covering muslim weddings, a typical muslim weddings is much like a traditional brahmin weddings, which happens for three days and strictly on the instructions in the Holy Quran. Muslim Weddings are highly colourful and there is always scope for fine art moments
Toe Rings and the reason behind wearing it
Hindu Weddings are filled with Traditional practices, though we have a separate blog in which we will be discussing the complete nuance and the reason for most of the practice that has been followed, we will start with what is mainly practiced in Tamil Weddings, "Meti" Toe-Ring.
Unlike popular beliefs toe was worn by men in ancient and the reason why women are made to wear a toe ring is because of the scientific value. Toe ring is generally worn in the second finger, a particular never from this toe finger is responsible for regulating blood flow, most of the toe ring are made out of silver which absorbs polar energy from earth and passes on to the entire body