The of indian ceremony is usually held beneath a wedding altar, also known as a?
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Mehendi ceremony is a traditional ritual in Hindu weddings, where Henna application takes place on bride's hands and legs, before the wedding. On the wedding day, the bride and the bridegroom garland each other in front of the guests. Most guests witness only this short ceremony and then socialize, have food and leave.
MANDAP is the answer.
It is a wedding altar beneath which the Mandap Ceremony occurs and is very important part in Hindu and Jain marriage functions.
A mandap is generally a canopy supported by four pillars. Over those four pillars is draped a cloth to cover the top of the mandap. Sometimes, even floral decorations and tree branches are used instead of the cloth as per the modern decorations.
These four pillars represent the four parents who raised their children and now, during the marriage they are there for them at the very special day being their support and protecting them.
In Hindu marriage, the most important ceremony of Saat Pheras occur in a mandap where the bride and groom agree to seven mantras for living a healthy and happy married life.