Author's Pov:
Two days away from the wedding.
In the Rathore place everyone were busy preparing for wedding.
Ranawat family also arrived for the wedding, everyone were busy with work, both family were beaming with happiness.
Palla dastoor
Palla dastoor is the first ritual of their wedding were groom family brought jewellery to the bride.
Ranawat clan were staying in the back palace of Rathore's.
Ranawat family came to the Rathore place to start the ritual. Anaya were sit with her head covered with shawl.
Vishali, Achintya mother place jewels in her lap.
Abhimaan, Achintya's brother came forward and place the dagger of Achintya in the Anaya's. Anaya holds the dagger tightly with her fist. Anaya don't why she is holding the dagger tightly, may be because she is nervous.
Vishali kissed Anaya's head before leaving from there.
Ghoomar:
It is the second ritual which involves applying mehandi and dancing with songs.
Relatives were dancing for song which is traditionally played for ghoomar.
Ladies were applying mehandi on their hands.
Anaya's hands were adore with mehandi while Aathvika, Anaya's bhabhi-da were feeding her a food.
But Anaya focus is only on her lap.
“Avyaan, baby. Wake up I want to play with you." Anaya said looking at her lap were her nephew were sleeping.
"Anaya, first complete your dinner than you can play with him." Her brother Dev said and sat beside her, then took plate from his wife and started feeding his younger sister more like his first child.
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It's the day of their wedding.
Mangal snaam
It is the ritual we're they a bath with turmeric mixed water.
Achintya were made to sit and everyone poured a turmeric water over him.
Bind raja
After getting ready Achintya came down, his mother came forward to him and took a kohl from her eyes and put it behind his ear.
He started walking towards a entrance as it is ritual which groom have to travel to meet his bride for marriage.
Var nikari
Vishali did a Arthi for Achintya .
Baraat
Achintya claimed on the horse, then the Baraat started to walk towards the brides house.
Every one were dance and enjoying while Achintya remind unbother, his eye were looking straight.
He ride the horse like king with his back straight and his one hand holding his sword.
Dhukav
Traditional Rajasthani song were played to welcome groom by bride side.
Dwar puja
Achintya came down from his horse and suyansh Anaya's father came forward and took a Achintya foot, then applied sandalwood paste and cleansed it with milk as it's a ritual.
Toran
Achintya again claim in the horse ride it to some distance, then cut the string of flower which is also know as Toran to remove the evil eyes and negative energy.
Sasu Aarti
Shyama came forward and did Aarti to Achintya then about to pull his nose as it is ritual but Abhimaan pulled Achintya back.
Everyone started to chuckle while Shyama again tried but again Abhimaan pulled him.
Then Achintya shot a glare to his brother as he looks irritated with this rituals, Abhimaan gulped looking at his brother.
Then Shyama did the ritual.
Vivaah
Dancers were dancing to welcome a bride. While Anaya's face were cover with veil and she walked towards the stage.
Jaimala
The priest asked bride and groom to exchange a garland.
Anaya's hand were shivering visibly when she took a garland in her hand.
"I'm not gonna eat you." She heard Achintya voice and put the garland over in neck.
Then achintya did same to Anaya.
Priest asked them to sit.
Gathjoda
The priest asked for groom's sister but Achintya has no sister so Aathvika, Anaya's bhabhi-sa came forward to tie knot of both Achintya shawls end and Anaya's shawl.
During the gathjoda five things were place in the shawl.
Aathvika first placed a silver coin in the shawl which represent the equality between the couple.
Second, she placed a flower which represents the happiness of their life.
Third, she placed a rice which represents them to have enough food throughout their life.
Fourth, she placed a turmeric which represents the good health.
Five, she placed a Durva grass which represents to stay fresh and energetic of their marital life.
Then Aathvika tied a first knot which represents rights both have on each other lives.
Second knot is for relationships they gonna freshly start from the day onwards.
Third and final knot is for the world to accept them as husband and wife.
Kalasha puja
Were the silver pot placed with coconut on top of it.
Both Achintya and Anaya did puja to kalash.
Kanyadaan
Suyansh came forward to do the puja as father of the bride.
Suyansh placed Anaya's hand over Achintya hand and placed flower, rice, betel leave, then poured a water over their hand.
It is ritual of giving their daughter to groom and groom family as their daughter.
While pouring a water both Suyansh and Aanaya's eyes were filled up with tears.
While Dev were controlling his tear.
Hawan
Both groom and bride hand were filled with turmeric paste.
Anaya hand were placed over Achintya hand.
Priest tied both their hand together with red cloth.
Saat phera
Both groom and bride as to walk around the holy fire for seven round.
First four rounds groom has to lead first, then last three round bride as to lead first.
No one knows what going in Achintya mind but in Anaya mind she preparing herself to be brave for what ever is coming.
Sindoor
The priest asked both of them to sit.
"Fill the hair partition of the braid." Said the priest.
Achintya took a silver coin full of vermillion filled Anaya's hair partitions. Vermillion spilled over her nose while Aathvika open the veil for Achintya.
At the same time her eyes were closed and a lone tear spilled from her eyes which is whipped by Achintya.
Everyone smiled at them.
Mangalsutra
Achintya took a mangalsutra in his and looked at Anaya who's face is now covered with veil.
Achintya tied mangalsutra around her neck.
"Now, you both are officially married." Priest said.
Chhol bharai
Vishali came front with the pot full of coin and placed it in the lap of Anaya.
It is a ritual that the bride has to divid the coin into equal share for groom and his siblings as it's resembles that she won't break the bond between groom and his siblings.
Anaya divided the coins into equal for both Achintya and Abhimaan.
Vidaai
Vidaai is the ritual of sending the bride to groom house.
In the Rathore family everyone were crying and Anaya is clinging over dev. While dev who was trying his best not to cry but now he also burst into cry.
Anaya moved to Abhiraj who's eyes were now red with tears.
Abhiraj pulled Anaya into a hug and patted her head.
Rohan is nowhere to be found breaking Anaya's heart into pieces.
Anaya started to move towards the entrance, she took a hand full of rice and throw it over her head.
Shyama, her mother catches the rice in her saree end.
This step repeated for three times.
After that Anaya settled in the car with Achintya who is not even looking sobbing Anaya.
His jaw clenched and his eyes were red.
Through out the journey was silent. While sometime Anaya's sobs break the silent.
After sometimes she fell into a sleep, her head fell on Achintya's shoulder.
He looked at her for sometime, then rounded his arm around her shoulder and pulled her closer to his chest. Still her face were cover with a veil.
Author's note:
I guys how was the first chapter?
Love you all
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