Common Indian Wedding Traditions which are Interesting to Know

You can't deny the fact that we Indians take our weddings very seriously. The whole affair is associated with a lot of rituals. The best part about Indian weddings is that since we're home to so many cultures, every single wedding is different. An Indian wedding is truly a sneak peek into the rich and diverse culture of our country.

Here are some absolutely crazy things that happen only at an Indian wedding:

• The bride has to carry earthen pots on her head and greet elders. This one just takes the idea of a sanskari bahu to the next level. The mother-in-law mounts a couple of earthen pots on her bahu's head and the new bride is supposed to bend and touch the feet of elders
• In Tamil Brahmin weddings, the groom has to be stopped from running away. Sounds awkward, doesn't it? But according to a custom, the groom is supposed to walk out of the mandapam right before the wedding rituals begin. He just decides he'll opt for the life of a sanyasi and the father of the bride then has to convince him to marry his daughter.
  
• At a Gujarati wedding, the groom's feet are washed and then he gets to drink the potion. However, madhuparka is another interesting ceremony where the feet of the groom are washed in milk and honey, which he has to then drink up.
• At Punjabi weddings, when someone says 'jaago,' they mean it. "Jaago" literally means wake up in Punjabi and that's what the families of those getting married tell people around them. It's another excuse to party all night long.