Hindus feel Brand-Perry marriage ‘moving in right direction’
October 22nd, 2010 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Oct 22 (ANI): Hindus seem to be currently convinced that upcoming Russell Brand and Katy Perry marriage is ‘moving in the right direction’ in following traditional Hindu rituals, although little more piety would help.
According to reports, English actor-comedian Brand and American musician Perry are undergoing a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony on October 23 at Sher Bagh Resort adjoining Ranthambhore National Park in Rajasthan state of India on October 23.
Eminent Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that reports suggested that many of the traditional pre-wedding Hindu rituals apparently were being followed.
Perry had been spotted wearing nath (traditional bridal nose ring which is removed by groom on wedding night); she was planning to decorate some
parts of her body with mehndi (myrtle paste); groom planned to arrive by white decorated horse at the wedding venue; and a Hindu priest had been hired to perform the ceremony; etc.
Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, hoped that Brand-Perry would follow the proper rituals at the actual wedding ceremony on Saturday also, which would include recitation of Sanskrit mantras by groom, bride, and other relatives; kannyadan (giving away daughter in marriage); lajahom (parched rice oblation by bride’s brothers); saptpadi (seven circumambulations of the sacred sacrificial fire); filling of the bride’s maang (line of demarcation in parting and setting the locks of head hair) with vermilion; groom touching the feet of bride’s parents to seek blessings; etc. (ANI)
- Hindus ask Brand-Perry to take marriage seriously as it is a sacred rite - Oct 17, 2010
- Hindus want Russell Brand to solemnize wedding with proper Hindu rituals - Oct 05, 2010
- Russell Brand – Katy Perry Declared Man And Wife - Oct 26, 2010
- Katy Perry Finally Ties The Knot With Russell Brand - Oct 25, 2010
- Indian Maharani Syle Wedding For Katie Perry - Oct 22, 2010
- Hindus greet Chaplin's grandson for undergoing traditional Hindu wedding in India - Feb 20, 2011
- Russel Brand, Katy Perry: Guests To Visit Wildlife Sanctuary - Oct 23, 2010
- Katy Perry Ties The Knot With Russell Brand In Gala Indian Wedding - Oct 25, 2010
- The grooms were drunk, the brides said no - May 01, 2012
- Christian Church transformed into Ganapathy Hindu temple in Scotland - Jan 04, 2011
- Russell Brand flaunts traditional Indian henna tattoo - Oct 23, 2010
- Hinduism specialists discuss relevance of Bhagavad-Gita - Aug 05, 2010
- Glimpses Of Katy Perry And Russell Brand’s Grand Indian Wedding - Oct 25, 2010
- Russell Brand – Katy Perry Break Their Three Week Sex Ban Post Wedding - Oct 26, 2010
- Major American quilt exhibition shows Diwali quilt - Feb 12, 2011
Tags: american musician, bagh, english actor, head hair, hindu priest, hindu rituals, hindu statesman, hindu wedding ceremony, line of demarcation, maang, moving in the right direction, nose ring, oblation, proper rituals, russell brand, sacrificial fire, state of india, universal society, usa today, wedding venue