They will soon start proclaiming that it’s no longer necessary to have the “saat phera” ceremony to solemnize a Hindu wedding. If you google the term “Hindu bridal wear”, you’ll see all sorts of outfits, many of which have little to do with a Hindu wedding. The ironic thing though is that even as Bollywood Hindu weddings are trying hard to secularize and Christianize, Christian weddings are themselves seeing a crisis situation. There are multiple ways in which the Hindu bride’s dress can be modernized without destroying the essence of the traditional look. An entire ecosystem needs to be created through popular culture to challenge and overcome this distortion of the Hindu wedding.

Source: The Hindu October 06, 2023 07:02 UTC