sikh marriage part2

Performing Ardas
Ardas is the common Sikh prayer and is invoked at the start and conclusion of every Sikh event. Here both families perform Ardas on their meeting each other.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Everyone recites the Sikh common prayer Ardas in reverence.[/FONT]
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The Milni
A simple ceremony takes place and both families exchange well wishes on meeting each other. This is followed by light snacks and tea before the religious ceremony begins.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]A mother & daughter enjoy the moment.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]One by one designated family members exchange garlands and a hug.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The groom distributes Karah Prashad (ceremonial sacremental pudding) to his family.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Everyone enjoys tea and snacks in a large tent beside the Gurdwara[/FONT]

the Gurdwara
Ragis perform kirtan (the singing of hymns from Sri Guru Granth Sahib) as people begin to enter the Gurdwara for the beginning of the ceremony. This is when the bride makes here first public appearance of the day. Men and women sit on opposite sides of the Gurdwara hall at equal distances from Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Non Sikh male and female visitors and guests can usually sit together if they wish.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The sounds of kirtan are heard as people enter and pay their
respects before Sri Guru Granth Sahib.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The groom and his parents enter and he presents a cash offering as well as a rumala, a new silk covering for Sri Guru Granth Sahib.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The groom sits before Sri Guru Granth Sahib and listens to kirtan as he awaits the bride's arrival.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The bride and her family enter the Gurdwara.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The bride sits down beside the groom and waits as people continue to arrive.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The granthi (caretaker of the Granth Sahib) sits in attendance of
Sri Guru Granth Sahib, which is covered when not being read
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