Luxury Traditional Indian Weddings in Antalya Turkey
The Marvelous Indian Weddings in Antalya
Traditionally in November till February in India opens a season of weddings. During this period it will be sold so many golden pieces of jewellery that it makes happy not only the Indian jewellers but impacts on all jewellers all around the world. Actually, every wedding in India has its own effect on the world economy. And the reason for this is “dowry”.Dowry is a special payment of the bride’s family to the groom’s family.
The religion of the bride is not important if the groom is Hindi, all wedding expenditures the bride’s family should take over.
Besides these expenditures, the bride’s father pays “dowry” to the groom’s side. In the main, the payment performed in gold. And as in every Indian wedding, they spend a large fortune, as a result, it really impacts world gold price.
The main reason of appearance dowry was a fear of insurmountable problems as like hunger, poverty or the groom’s death. In this case, the woman and her children could live by this dowry. The heritage in families was given only to sons and girls’ future was provided in dowry form. In India, it has the name Streedhan (Stree: Woman, Dhan: Wealth).
As like in the USA, where a family should think about money on children's education and saves for college education, in India with the girl’s birth the family should save gold. It doesn’t concern only the rich family, every middle-class Indian spend a lot of money for a dowry.
For example, in one wedding in Kochi region which lasted 5 days and 5 nights with Mehendi ceremony (night of henna) and Sangeet (wedding with dance) by 1000 guest every day two times a day, the bride’s father has spent all money he had saved up during all his life. In this middle-class wedding were given 900 Gr gold.
Of course, this situation has a great influence on the Indian economy. The last year's banks begun to give special credits for dowry. Instead of the Western woman’s wedding ring, the Indian woman has the big golden necklace (Mangalsutra). She has no rights to take the necklace off until her husband’s death. As a sign of a new marriage, the bride gets a chain bracelet. And besides this, she gets as a gift an ankle bracelet, golden waist chain, nose ring, and other gold jewellery.
The wedding gold based on legends.
For the Hindus the most popular time for wedding October-January and April-May. There are on average 10 million weddings a year in India. And one middle-class family gives at least 900 Gr gold for dowry. 80% of the population of India are the Hindus. Gold has an essential place in Hindu culture. According to the legends, the goddess Lakshmi was taking the bath in pure water which elephants were brought in golden vessels. And because of this had a golden-like body, happiness, and welfare. And Lakshmi’s followers believe in the ability to take this pureness and beauty from her.
Of course, the religious feelings impact gold price too. The volume of gold which are donates in the name of Gods in temples as much as at weddings. It’s about half of all Indian gold.
Today India is the most gold-consuming country in the world. Statistically, India spends in golden trade about as much money as in petrol import. In 1960 gold import was prohibited but this forbiddance didn’t impact much on the situation. One-quarter of all world gold represented as Indian jewellery. If we add all Indian golden money and bars it makes 35%.
Of course, we should add the Indians who live in other countries to understand how big part of world gold the Indians have and what its impact on Hindu culture. According to today’s statistic, India consumes golden 1,5 times more than the USA. Next gold-love countries are China, KSA, UAE, Turkey is on the changeable place between third and eighth.
And the state of all the golden stock in the country is indefinite. According to some statistics, it’s 9 thousand tons and to others is 20 thousand. And to determine the forms of this gold is absolutely impossible. In the last 10 years, demand in gold among the Hindus has grown on 676 tons. The golden exchanges work differently. If in other products’ prices law is set by main consumers but in golden markets, the main price-maker is eastern countries. And if India will get this power it can make some troubles for western in gold control.
Indian Fairy Tales Weddings
India has the most colourful holidays traditions among South Asian countries. The festivals, delicious foods, traditions and customs, weddings and religious rituals all have their own atmosphere.
All of us dream to get an opportunity to make a trip around the world. If you were in 100 different countries and never your way got you to India, you lost a lot. India and the Indians who have one of the most unique and distinctive cultures, take a great place in the works of famous photographers. Indian movies have their own special place in the movie industry, which makes them very popular. Indian dances, makeup, clothes, and fashion all are so unique and unrepeatable, that makes every Indian special.
India is a country with contrasts as well. The poorest people on one side and very rich Indian in other. But all of them have a warm look in their eyes. As it usually says, all people are different by their characters and behaviour, there is just one thing which makes them the same, it's the sleep and smile. We all the same when we sleep and smile.
Another incredible thing in Indian culture is Indian festivals. Of course, such great people should have not less great festivals. Particularly, the famous and well known all over the world Holi Festival is worth to be joined for once in your life. But let’s come to our main theme, the wedding. If your visit to India coincides to the weddings' period, don’t miss the opportunity to join the event. There is no more memorable discovery than to met acquaintance with the traditions of this country.
Especially if you were invited to the wedding ceremony don’t miss it ever. All Indian weddings have a carnival’s atmosphere. The dishes one more delicious another, individual and unique wedding clothes of bride and groom, loads of gold jewellery will give you feelings of a fairy tale.
There some wedding traditions which show the importance of rice for Indian people. The rice is the most favourite and main food in India. it's the reason the rice used in the wedding ceremony. Towards the end of the ceremony, the guests throw rice above the bride and groom. They believe that this ritual can make their life welfare, happy and prosper.
At the end of the wedding, you can be a witness the ritual of decorating hands and feet by henna-like paint. The relatives of newlyweds and guests decorate themselves by marvellous patterns, you can join to Mehndi ceremony too. It can become the best moment of your vacation. Join the dances under the rhythm of Indian music.
The newlyweds should come in the house by the right leg. It’s considered to bring good luck.
Imagine the country that covers all poverty by the colorful palette. There is no place for black colour in the culture of this country. They don’t rely on black at all. The sky is always blue, clouds are white, the rainbow is colourful, rain is always transparent.
They try to stay far from black colour. It’s not about to be hiding, it’s about to make your life colourful and bright in any situations and about the ability to be happy.
The Indians who could build their culture on colourful music and dances, in their wedding show all their spiritual beauty. Even before the beginning of the wedding, they dance in front of the door of the wedding place.
Even to define the family roles of bride and groom in the new family they use dances. The couple 4 times gets around the holy fire. After they run directly to their places on the wedding table. The first person who's come is considered as a master of the house. It’s very funny tradition pleasing to the eye.
