Vivaha

household · tradition unspecified

iDescription

Marriage around sacred fire: saptapadi (seven steps), panigrahana (handholding), laja homa (parched rice offering) and ashtamangala blessings — full Vedic rites.

iiNames in other languages

विवाह
hin · Deva
सप्तपदी, अग्नि-साक्षी, और वैदिक मंत्रों के साथ संपन्न होने वाला हिंदू विवाह संस्कार।
விவாகம் (திருமணம்)
tam · Taml
వివాహం
tel · Telu
ವಿವಾಹ
kan · Knda
വിവാഹം
mal · Mlym

iiiRegional variants

2 attested

south-indian
north-indian

vProvenance

Provenance ledger

2 entries

Evidentiary classificationverified_evidence · Vamshanidhi moderation recordscholarly interpretation
Regional name attestations6 translations · eng/Latn, hin/Deva, tam/Taml, tel/Telu, kan/Knda, mal/Mlymscholarly interpretation

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URN · urn:vamshanidhi:ritual:vivaha