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Explore Indian Weddings

India’s Hindu, Sikh, and Muslim communities each have their own distinctive marriage ceremonies and customs. For some excellent background information about these, explore the pages below fromTai Awatea | Knowledge Net (Te Papa’s online resource developed for exhibitions and objects). View the videos for some fascinating first-person accounts.

Hindu weddings | Sikh weddings | Muslim weddings | More info | Glossary

To find out about Muslim weddings, have a look at these pages:

Muslim weddings

 Muslim weddings
The different steps of the wedding ceremony.

 Indian wedding costumes
The various clothes worn for traditional Muslim weddings.

Ishaq and Parveen Baksh talk:
about the groom wearing a turban and being dressed in flower garlands.
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Qaiser Iqbal and Farida Sultana talk:
about the bride sitting in a separate room and the priest reciting prayers from the Muslim holy book.
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Ishaq and Parveen Baksh talk:
about the wedding contract.
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Qaiser Iqbal and Farida Sultana talk:
about the community taking part in a wedding feast to celebrate the wedding.
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