Henry argues that the Jayamala is an increasingly common part of this event because of videography. Sometimes, this event includes a symbolic brushing away of defects by using a blade of darbha grass to wipe a woman’s eyebrows. A woman in this event places her foot on a block of granite while a man reads prayers for strength. A participant in this event ties an “auspicious thread,” or mangalsutra, around a woman’s neck. The two main participants in this event take seven steps while making promises around a holy fire that symbolizes Agni. That Saptapadi ritual occurs during, for 10 points, what event in which the bride may wear a sari?
Henry argues that the Jayamala is an increasingly common part of this event because of videography. Sometimes, this event includes a symbolic brushing away of defects by using a blade of darbha grass to wipe a woman’s eyebrows. A woman in this event places her foot on a block of granite while a man reads prayers for strength. A participant in this event ties an “auspicious thread,” or mangalsutra, around a woman’s neck. The two main participants in this event take seven steps while making promises around a holy fire that symbolizes Agni. That Saptapadi ritual occurs during, for 10 points, what event in which the bride may wear a sari?
Henry argues that the Jayamala is an increasingly common part of this event because of videography.