Nikaah
In Islam, The main wedding ceremony is called Nikaah in Muslim religion. The wedding is normally held in the bride's place if not than it is celebrated at a common venue The wedding ceremony is normally conducted at the bride's place or at any common venue. A priest in the presence of close family members, friends and relatives, conducts the wedding rituals. In traditional families the men and women are seated separately. The father of the bride and of the groom play a vital role in the wedding ceremony. The priest reads selected verses from the Quran and the Nikaah is complete after the proposal and acceptance. The groom's side proposes and the bride's side conveys her consent. The mutual consent of the bride and groom is of very importance for the marriage to be legal. The Mehar is a compulsory amount of money given by the groom's family to the bride on the day of the wedding. It is a custom according to the rules laid down in Islam. The Nikaahnaama is a document in which the marriage contract is registered. It contains a set of terms and conditions that must be followed by both the families, it also gives the bride the right to divorce her husband. The contract is legal only when the groom, the bride, the priest, and the Maulvi duly sign it. After the wedding ceremony is over the newly wedded bride and groom receives blessings from the elders and older women of the family and the guests pray for their happy married life.
In Buddhism if a boy liked a girl he would usually send a family friend to the girl's house. The friend would carry a wine bottle and a white silk scarf - khada. His role is to see whether the girl's family show any liking toward the proposal. If the family agree, the next step after it, is a meeting between the two families. They set a good date for the marriage. At the marriage they set up a shrine of Lord Buddha all set up with candles and flowers, in front of the to-be married couple. During the wedding the groom wears a Bhaku,...