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Giving tips to singers and brahmins on the mandap during wedding has been a trend in Manipuri weddings, shradh and other such religious ceremonies.

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Kundo or Jasminum multiflorum can only be used to make garlands for a Manipuri wedding. Two garlands are made for the groom and the bride, by the bride herself early morning on the day of wedding.

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Kundo or Jasminum multiflorum can only be used to make garlands for a Manipuri wedding. Two garlands are made for the groom and the bride, by the bride herself early morning on the day of wedding.

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Manipuri Matchmaking In the olden days, for the men and women belonging to the Manipuri community, fields provide a perfect opportunity to select their life partners.

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It is customary for three to five elderly women to visit the groom's house in the morning of the wedding and prepare the room of the newly wed couple beforehand.

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Manipuri Matchmaking In the olden days, for the men and women belonging to the Manipuri community, fields provide a perfect opportunity to select their life partners.

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Manipuri Matchmaking In the olden days, for the men and women belonging to the Manipuri community, fields provide a perfect opportunity to select their life partners.

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Manipuri Matchmaking In the olden days, for the men and women belonging to the Manipuri community, fields provide a perfect opportunity to select their life partners.

ceremony · dance

"Sankirtana: Ritual singing, drumming and dancing of Manipur" nominated from India is among the 14 elements inscribed on the Representative List of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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Mnaipuri bridegroom gets dressed. He has to wear a chain of beads Manipuri Matchmaking In the olden days, for the men and women belonging to the Manipuri community, fields provide a perfect opportunity to select their life partners.

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Manipuri Matchmaking In the olden days, for the men and women belonging to the Manipuri community, fields provide a perfect opportunity to select their life partners.

ceremony · music

Band party sets joy to the wedding. A band of musicians from the groom's side is a must in every Manipuri wedding.

Manipur·music · ceremony

A band of musicians from the groom's side is a must in every Manipuri wedding. The band plays music three times with 10-15 mins gaps in between, before the groom's party starts the short journey to the bride's house.

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In Manipuri weddings, best friends of the groom hold a 'Chaisen' (a big brass bowl), a folding mirror and an umbrella and walks at the side of the groom on their way to the bride's house. Other friends follow them.

music · ceremony

A band of musicians from the groom's side is a must in every Manipuri wedding. The band plays music three times with 10-15 mins gaps in between, before the groom's party starts the short journey to the bride's house.

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Manipuri Matchmaking In the olden days, for the men and women belonging to the Manipuri community, fields provide a perfect opportunity to select their life partners.

Manipur·ceremony

Manipuri bride gets the best make-up for the big day. Manipuri Matchmaking In the olden days, for the men and women belonging to the Manipuri community, fields provide a perfect opportunity to select their life partners.

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Kundo or Jasminum multiflorum can only be used to make garlands for a Manipuri wedding. Two garlands are made for the groom and the bride, by the bride herself early morning on the day of wedding.

Imphal, Manipur·ceremony

Bride happily waiting for the big day - a Manipuri wedding takes place at Imphal in India. Manipuri Matchmaking in the olden days, for the men and women belonging to the Manipuri community, fields provide a perfect opportunity to select the…

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Kundo or Jasminum multiflorum can only be used to make garlands for a Manipuri wedding. Two garlands are made for the groom and the bride, by the bride herself early morning on the day of wedding.

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Shekpin or Satra or the prayer flags of Manipur are unique in their own. Patterns are hand crafted on cloths of different colours with a chisel and a hammer. The cloths are then sewed and attached to bamboo poles.

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The unique 'Pani Tola' ceremony of the traditional Assamese wedding. On the day of the wedding, the womenfolk go to the river or a temple pond to bring some holy water to be used by the priest during the wedding.

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The hustle bustle and the grandeur of the 'Biya Ghor' remains a constant throughout all the rituals spanning over a few days. 'Biya Ghor' is the place where the wedding is conducted.