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Why is Bengali rituals so beautiful?

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  Bengali wedding rituals start a couple of months prior the genuine wedding. Some of them may have become out of date over time, while others are still meticulously followed. The wedding rituals and customs followed by families hailing from different districts of West Bengal (Ghoti) & East Bengal (Bengal) often vary to some degree. Adan Pradan There was a time when the families would gather at a location with priests to set the favorable marriage date from an almanac after the bride and groom had given their consent for the marriage and their horoscopes had been matched. After that, the families would make the wedding official and exchange gifts. However, in today's world, matchmaking and even horoscope compatibility testing are conducted online, making this a passé practice. The wedding dates are settled on and conveyed on the phone. Aashirvad / BIRRDHI PUJO This is a ceremony where the bride and the groom are officially acknowledged by their particular parents i...