Wednesday, August 04, 2021

Marriage - Devdutt Pattanaik

 100 Stories around India's Favorite Ritual. 10 each divided into 10 chapters. Marriage by Devdutt Pattanaik was my 72nd of 2021



  • Aggregated Truth of Marriages in India

  1. Origins - Chapter 4 to 8 says about the incarnations of Vishnu. 
  2. Singledom - It has interesting chapter like how and plantation alone is different
  3. Wooing
  4. Fidelity
  5. Multiplicity
  6. Children
  7. Property
  8. Barriers
  9. Heartbreak
  10. Coupledom
  • Different Heavens make different marriages
  • How to conduct a modern Indian Wedding
    1. Agreement
    2. Preparations
    3. Invitations
    4. Arrival of the Groom
    5. Union
    6. Symbols
    7. Games
  • Oldest Wedding Hymn from the Vedas


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