Indian wedding glossary · The functions
What is Mandvo?
Also written: Mandap mahurat, mandap muhurat, માંડવો
Mandvo is the Gujarati word for the wedding canopy, and the mandvo or mandap mahurat is the puja when that canopy is set up and blessed before the wedding.
- Who keeps it
- Gujarati Hindu and Jain families. Many other communities have their own mandap puja.
- When
- One or two days before the wedding, early in the wedding days.
About Mandvo
What should you know about Mandvo?
The family prays to the earth and to Ganesha before setting up the first post of the mandap, asking that the wedding go well. The puja is held at both the bride's and the groom's homes.
It is usually one of the first rituals of a Gujarati wedding, often on the same day as the grah shanti and pithi.
In the order of functions
Where does Mandvo come in an Indian wedding?
One or two days before the wedding, early in the wedding days.
- 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 Mandvo?
Mandvo mahurat, Thursday, 12 February, 9 am.
Related words
Words that go with Mandvo
- Mandap
A mandap is the canopy, usually on four pillars, under which a Hindu wedding's main rites, such as kanyadaan and the pheras around the sacred fire, are performed.
- Grah shanti
Grah shanti is a puja to the nine planets (navagraha), held by each family before the wedding to seek peace and good fortune for the couple's life together.
- Pithi
Pithi is the Rajasthani and Gujarati name for the haldi ceremony, when a paste of turmeric and gram flour (pithi) is applied to the bride or groom by the family.
- Mameru
Mameru is the Gujarati custom where the bride's maternal uncle (mama) brings gifts for her, traditionally including her wedding saree, called the panetar, and her bangles.
- Ganesh puja
Ganesh puja is the prayer to Lord Ganesha, remover of obstacles, that many Hindu families hold before any wedding function so that everything goes smoothly.
Questions
Mandvo, answered
What is Mandvo?
Mandvo is the Gujarati word for the wedding canopy, and the mandvo or mandap mahurat is the puja when that canopy is set up and blessed before the wedding.
Which families celebrate Mandvo?
Gujarati Hindu and Jain families. Many other communities have their own mandap puja.
When does Mandvo happen in the order of wedding functions?
One or two days before the wedding, early in the wedding days.
What do families write on the invitation for Mandvo?
Mandvo mahurat, Thursday, 12 February, 9 am.
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