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Marriage and it’s Importance in Hinduism

On January 17, 2014 By Supriya Banerjee Category: Hindu Marriage, Indian Marriage System

What is a Marriage? Mating is preponderantly a psychophysical phenomenon involving the pairing off of individuals of opposite sex under the influence of the sexual drive. But all mating are not marriages. Marriage is something else. When mating gets social approval and when it controls the … [Read more...]

Top 3 Reasons to Get Married

On January 16, 2014 By Supriya Banerjee Category: Indian Marriage System

The probable reasons behind the origin of such a universal social institution are varied of which the following three are to be considered with special attention. 1. Marriage is a mean for regular and channelized sex satisfaction. The sexual urge of individuals gets the safest outlet through the … [Read more...]

Various Types of Marriages among Tribal People in India

On January 14, 2014 By Supriya Banerjee Category: Indian Marriage System

Tribal Marriages The tribal marriages are, however, mere civil contracts and not religious sacraments as found amongst the advanced societies. Religious rites and rituals are not absolute things in their marriages. The acculturated tribals are found to approximate the ritualistic performances of … [Read more...]

Hindu Marriage Tradition (Hindu Marriage System)

On October 1, 2013 By Ajay Mathur Category: Hindu Marriage

Introduction: In India, The Hindus give great importance to the Hindu marriage system and traditions. Hindu customs presuppose that every man, in his normal conditions is expected to marry. It means that every man is expected to undergo the "vivaha samskara" and run a family (kutumba). As far as … [Read more...]

Forms of Hindu Marriage (Vivaah)

On September 15, 2013 By Ajay Mathur Category: Hindu Marriage

Forms and Types of Hindu Marriage The expression 'forms of marriage" normally refers to the four major forms of marriage such as — Monogamy, Polygamy, Polyandry and Group Marriage — as mentioned by anthropologist Malinowski. But in the context of the Hindu Marriage System the expression "forms of … [Read more...]

Importance of Hindu Marriage

On September 15, 2013 By Vivek Murarka Category: Hindu Marriage

Marriage is regarded an important event in the life of a Hindu man because without a wife he cannot enter the "Grihastha ashrama" ordained by the holy law givers. Besides, without marriage there can be no offspring and without a son, no release from the chain of birth-death-rebirth. The importance … [Read more...]

Christian Marriage in India

On September 12, 2013 By Joseph Category: Indian Marriage System

Christian marriage in India is also woven around a lot of religious beliefs and ideas. Marriage, according to Christianity, is one of the sacraments. The Christian community in India has got two major sects or divisions within itself, namely the Protestants and the Catholics. The … [Read more...]

Christian Marriage Procedure In India

On September 11, 2013 By Joseph Category: Indian Marriage System

Christian Marriage Procedure In India Selection of Marital Partners The Christians in India selects their marriage partners in three important ways : Parents selecting life partners for their children; Boys and girls selecting their life partners by … [Read more...]

Sapinda Marriage | Cousin Marriage in Hinduism

On August 31, 2013 By Ajay Mathur Category: Hindu Marriage

Sapinda Marriage refers to the cousin marriages in Hinduism. The Hindu Marriage Act of 1955 does not allow Sapinda marriage. A marriage between a boy and a girl is not legally valid if they are "sapindas". But it permits the Sapinda marriages where such marriage is customary. Sapinda relationship … [Read more...]

Hindu Gotra System | Sagotra | Gotra in Hindu Religion

On August 31, 2013 By Ajay Mathur Category: Hindu Marriage

The gotra exogamy, as a tradition among Hindus, prohibits marriage between members of the same gotra. The Hindu society traditionally expects people to marry someone outside their gotra. But The Hindu Marriage Act of 1955 legalizes marriage between members of the same gotra. Sagotra exogamy, … [Read more...]

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