Indian wedding glossary · The functions
What is Dodhi mangal?
Also written: Dadhi mangal, দধি মঙ্গল
Dodhi mangal is the Bengali wedding-morning ritual where the bride and groom eat curd and flattened rice before sunrise, the last food before they fast until the wedding.
- Who keeps it
- Bengali Hindu families.
- When
- Before sunrise on the wedding day, before gaye holud.
About Dodhi mangal
What should you know about Dodhi mangal?
Married women of the family feed the bride or groom dodhi (curd) and chire (flattened rice) at dawn, each at their own home. The bride and groom then fast through the day while the rites take place.
It is a quiet, family-only ritual and is often the start of the long wedding day.
In the order of functions
Where does Dodhi mangal come in an Indian wedding?
Before sunrise on the wedding day, before gaye holud.
- Before the weddingFixing the match, the engagement, the date and the card.
- The functionsPujas, haldi, mehndi, sangeet and the family days before the wedding.
- Wedding day ritualsFrom the baraat to the pheras, nikah and anand karaj.
- After the weddingVidaai, the new home, the reception and the first visits.
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On the card
What do families write on the invitation for Dodhi mangal?
Rarely printed; families share the wedding day plan with close relatives: Dodhi mangal 5 am, gaye holud 9 am.
Related words
Words that go with Dodhi mangal
- Gaye holud
Gaye holud is the Bengali turmeric ceremony, where the paste is first applied to the groom at his home and the same turmeric is sent to the bride's home for her ceremony.
- Aiburobhat
Aiburobhat is the Bengali custom of a final feast for the bride or groom as an unmarried person, cooked by the family with their favourite dishes.
- Shubho drishti
Shubho drishti is the Bengali ritual of the auspicious first look, when the bride, carried on a wooden seat, lowers the betel leaves covering her face and she and the groom look at each other.
- Saat paak
Saat paak is the Bengali ritual where the bride, seated on a low wooden seat (pidi) lifted by her brothers, is carried around the groom seven times with her face hidden behind betel leaves.
- Mala badal
Mala badal is the Bengali exchange of garlands between the bride and groom, done three times, right after the bride reveals her face at shubho drishti.
Questions
Dodhi mangal, answered
What is Dodhi mangal?
Dodhi mangal is the Bengali wedding-morning ritual where the bride and groom eat curd and flattened rice before sunrise, the last food before they fast until the wedding.
Which families celebrate Dodhi mangal?
Bengali Hindu families.
When does Dodhi mangal happen in the order of wedding functions?
Before sunrise on the wedding day, before gaye holud.
What do families write on the invitation for Dodhi mangal?
Rarely printed; families share the wedding day plan with close relatives: Dodhi mangal 5 am, gaye holud 9 am.
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