Marriage Beliefs and Traditions of Brahmin Community

The Brahmin people belong to a prominent community that is spread across the country. The community is said to be the highest among the Hindu castes that consist of priests and scholars of Vedic literature and they are traditionally occupied to provide spiritual guidance to the people and chant the specified Vedic mantras for the occasion of marriage, birth, death of a person, or any other auspicious event. In the early ages, the Brahmin Matrimony Sites India was not in existence and the marriages were finalized by the elder members of the family through their word-of-mouth or family network. The prospective bride and groom use to remain unknown to each other until their wedding day, in most cases, the tradition was followed up till the last few years, but, now the technology has over taken the tradition. The prospective bride and groom can find their partner of their choice through the matrimony sites. The best part is that they can find their partner within their community.

In India, the Brahmin community is identified into two broad territorial divisions: the Panch Gour (five Northerner) and the Panch Dravida (five Southerner). These two divisions are separated by the Central Indian Vindhya Mountain range that bisects the map of the country into two equal parts. The five northern divisions are Gaur (in the Delhi region), Saraswat (belonging to Punjab and named after the mythical Saraswati River), Maithili (situated in the north region of the Ganges in Bihar), Kanyakubja (this was named after the ancient city of Kanauj, presently known as Uttar Pradesh, on the banks of the holy Ganges river), and Utkal (an early name of Orissa).

Brahmins are strict followers of their tradition and culture. They also believe in eliminating certain social evils such as child marriages and girl illiteracy. Marriages are arranged by the parents and thus, the Brahmin Matrimony Sites India can take part for the interfamily alliances based on socio-religious and economic operations. Once a wedding knot is tied, a woman has to wear a gold and black beaded necklace called Mangalsutra till her husband is alive. Wives also smudge a sindoor in their hair partings and wear silver toe rings too. The best part of Brahmin marriages is that divorce cases are very rare as they believe that it is a lifetime and unbreakable bond. The Brahmin firmly obeys to important life-cycle rituals grounded in the sacred texts though disparities can be seen from region to region.

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