Saturday 9 November 2013



SEVEN
As Agni* witnessed
We began with seven rounds
Our life’s journey

*The rituals and process in a Hindu wedding vary widely. Nevertheless, there are a few key rituals common in Hindu weddings - Kanyadaan, Panigrahana, and Saptapadi, which are respectively, gifting away of daughter by the father, voluntarily holding hand near the fire to signify union, and taking seven steps with each step includes a vow/promise to each other before fire.[4] The Hindu wedding ceremony at its core is essentially a Vedic yajna ritual. The primary witness of a Hindu marriage is the fire-deity (or the Sacred Fire) Agni, in the presence of family and friends.[5]**
**Courtesy : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_wedding
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11 comments:

  1. kalpana solsi10 November 2013 at 01:00

    The seven vows to begin a journey of a life-time. nice haiku.

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  2. Unknown10 November 2013 at 03:42

    Seven rounds in a marriage . Nice take on the prompt
    .(my Haiku is on similar lines)

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  3. Tarang Sinha10 November 2013 at 18:31

    Life's new journey starts here....nice!:)

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  4. Anonymous11 November 2013 at 09:53

    Thanks for both the lovely haiku and he cultural eduction. :-)

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  5. Reshma11 November 2013 at 18:06

    Journey to last seven lifetimes, nicely done Sumana :)

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  6. Ramesh Sood12 November 2013 at 01:11

    Good one..

    http://rameshsood.blogspot.in/2013/11/seven-seas-haiku.html

    RS

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  7. vivinfrance12 November 2013 at 01:17

    What a lovely ceremony and haiku - thank you for explaining it so well.

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  8. Magical Mystical Teacher12 November 2013 at 14:40

    Wherever that phoenix came from, it's a delightful and wonder-filled surprise!

    My Tan Renga Completion

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  9. Unknown12 November 2013 at 18:28

    Beautiful ceremony and an equally brilliant and lovely haiku!

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  10. rallentanda13 November 2013 at 03:37

    I would love to attend a Hindu wedding ! Beautiful ceremony !

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  11. Sri Valli18 November 2013 at 07:31

    Beautiful haiku representing our culture! :)

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Thank you. I am inspired.

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