Indian Wedding (Day 1 cont.) - Sangeet
Still Monday, January 15 Evening event: Sangeet Well, the Mehendi ceremony and party was a joyous start to the wedding celebration, but much more was to come. All dressed up but no place to go? Sangeet on Monday evening was slightly delayed (decorations! food!), so we had fun on the rooftop courtyard taking - what? - more pics of our latest outfits. Sarah is so fresh 😆 And we matched! The bride's family had a front-row seat for the ceremonies. This part of the evening, the ceremonies before the dancing of Sangeet, was called Puja. The Internet helped me out here: Before the ceremony begins, the Priest invokes Lord Ganesh, the Hindu elephant God that removes all obstacles, as a precursor to nuptials about to take place. Puja...is performed for good luck to be bestowed onto the married couple and their families, so that whatever obstacles they may face will be destroyed. All auspicious ceremonies in the Hindu religion commence with a prayer to Lo...