Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’s multicultural wedding has brought into focus the rich cultural history behind Hindu wedding rituals and how they are often integrated with Western ceremonies. Chopra, ...
KOLKATA, India — When Sharmistha Chaudhuri decided to get married in her native India, she faced a dilemma. Chaudhuri, 35, is a PR professional in Austin, Texas. She's independent, educated and has ...
The footage, which has been widely shared online, captured Father Roy Mathew conducting the ‘kanyadaan’ for a bride named ...
The viral video from Kerala showed a Christian priest performing 'kanyadaan', a sacred Hindu wedding ritual, for a young ...
Nivi Achanta and Ben Mallory got married on August 25, 2023. Achanta told Insider she struggled to plan a sustainable wedding while honoring Indian customs. The couple wore secondhand outfits, ...
A wedding in Kottayam has gone viral after a touching video showed a Christian priest, Father Roy Mathew, performing the traditional kanyadaan ritual for a Hindu bride, Parvathy, whom he helped raise.
Indian weddings are a celebration of family, faith, and personal style, so the jewellery a bride chooses has to feel meaningful, timeless, and worthy of being passed down. That is exactly why many ...
The priestesses are part of a feminist push to make Hinduism more inclusive. Some have begun officiating at Indian weddings stripped of... Hindu priestesses fight the patriarchy, one Indian wedding at ...