Indian wedding glossary · After the wedding
What is Mooh dikhai?
Also written: Munh dikhai, मुँह दिखाई
Mooh dikhai, meaning showing the face, is the custom where the women of the groom's family and neighbourhood meet the new bride, see her face and give her gifts or money.
- Who keeps it
- North Indian Hindu and Muslim families.
- When
- After the griha pravesh, on the same day or the next.
About Mooh dikhai
What should you know about Mooh dikhai?
Traditionally the bride sat veiled, and each relative lifted the veil to see her face and offered a gift. Today it is often a relaxed gathering where the bride is introduced to everyone at her new home.
Many families hold it on the day after the bride arrives. The bride often wears one of her wedding outfits for it, and the gifts are kept as her own.
In the order of functions
Where does Mooh dikhai come in an Indian wedding?
After the griha pravesh, on the same day or the next.
- 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.
Planning your own days? The free wedding function order planner puts your functions in a sensible order with dates.
On the card
What do families write on the invitation for Mooh dikhai?
Mooh dikhai at our home, Monday, 16 February, 4 pm. Come meet our new bahu.
Related words
Words that go with Mooh dikhai
- Griha pravesh
Griha pravesh is the welcome of the new bride into her husband's home, when she gently tips over a kalash of rice with her right foot at the threshold and steps inside.
- Reception
A reception is the party, usually hosted by the groom's family after the wedding, where the newly married couple meet guests, receive blessings and gifts, and everyone shares a meal.
- Pag phera
Pag phera is the bride's first visit back to her parents' home after the wedding, after which the groom comes to bring her back with gifts.
- Satyanarayan katha
Satyanarayan katha is a puja to Lord Vishnu that many Hindu families hold at the groom's home after the wedding, with the new couple, to give thanks and seek blessings.
- Dwar rokai
Dwar rokai is the playful custom in many North Indian families where the groom's sisters stand at the door of his home and ask for a gift before letting the newly married couple in.
Questions
Mooh dikhai, answered
What is Mooh dikhai?
Mooh dikhai, meaning showing the face, is the custom where the women of the groom's family and neighbourhood meet the new bride, see her face and give her gifts or money.
Which families celebrate Mooh dikhai?
North Indian Hindu and Muslim families.
When does Mooh dikhai happen in the order of wedding functions?
After the griha pravesh, on the same day or the next.
What do families write on the invitation for Mooh dikhai?
Mooh dikhai at our home, Monday, 16 February, 4 pm. Come meet our new bahu.
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