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Anand Karaj ceremony — Punjabi bride and groom performing the laavaan around the Guru Granth Sahib Ji in a Gurudwara | ZIVAARA Studio

Punjabi Weddings: A Complete Guide to Tradition...

A complete guide to Punjabi wedding traditions — from the Roka and Mehndi to the Anand Karaj and Vidaai. Every ritual, every color, every outfit explained.

Punjabi Weddings: A Complete Guide to Tradition...

A complete guide to Punjabi wedding traditions — from the Roka and Mehndi to the Anand Karaj and Vidaai. Every ritual, every color, every outfit explained.

Bride in a heavily embellished champagne reception lehenga at an Indian wedding reception, standing on a decorated stage

The Reception: Glamour, Celebration & the Grand...

If the wedding ceremony is sacred, the reception is spectacular. This is the night when the formality of ritual gives way to pure celebration — when the couple steps out...

The Reception: Glamour, Celebration & the Grand...

If the wedding ceremony is sacred, the reception is spectacular. This is the night when the formality of ritual gives way to pure celebration — when the couple steps out...

Bride in a red bridal lehenga during the vidaai ceremony, throwing rice as she departs her family home

Vidaai: The Most Emotional Moment of Every Indi...

If the pheras are the heart of an Indian wedding, the vidaai is its soul. The moment when a daughter leaves her childhood home for the last time — rice...

Vidaai: The Most Emotional Moment of Every Indi...

If the pheras are the heart of an Indian wedding, the vidaai is its soul. The moment when a daughter leaves her childhood home for the last time — rice...

Bride and groom taking pheras around the sacred fire at a Hindu wedding ceremony

Pheras: The Sacred Vows at the Heart of Every H...

Of all the moments in a Hindu wedding, none carries more weight than the pheras. Seven slow, deliberate circles around the sacred fire — each one a vow, each one...

Pheras: The Sacred Vows at the Heart of Every H...

Of all the moments in a Hindu wedding, none carries more weight than the pheras. Seven slow, deliberate circles around the sacred fire — each one a vow, each one...

"Groom on decorated white horse during an Indian wedding Baraat procession, surrounded by family dancing in vibrant lehengas and sherwanis — ZIVAARA Studio"

Baraat: The Groom's Grand Procession & What to ...

The Baraat is spectacle and celebration in equal measure. Discover how to dress for the groom's grand procession — from lehengas to sharara sets.

Baraat: The Groom's Grand Procession & What to ...

The Baraat is spectacle and celebration in equal measure. Discover how to dress for the groom's grand procession — from lehengas to sharara sets.

Woman in embroidered yellow gharara suit dancing at a Sangeet night celebration — ZIVAARA Studio

Sangeet Night: Dress for the Dance, the Drama &...

The Sangeet is where the wedding truly begins. Discover how to dress for the dance, the drama, and the memory — from lehengas to sharara sets.

Sangeet Night: Dress for the Dance, the Drama &...

The Sangeet is where the wedding truly begins. Discover how to dress for the dance, the drama, and the memory — from lehengas to sharara sets.