Trekking in Nepal >> Nepal Traditional Wedding

Skyline Treks proudly offers traditional Hindu and Buddhist Marriage Ceremony arrangements. Marriage ceremonies in Nepal are supposed to take place only at a special time of the year. Generally in Nepal wedding ceremonies are done in mid January to mid-March, mid-April to mid-June and mid-November to mid-December.

Astrologers decide on auspicious dates within this period on the basis of the position of the stars. The big and interesting religious ceremonies are held during the wedding day. The whole wedding festival is taken over three days. The system of performing wedding ceremony in Nepal is attention-grabbing where the bride and bridegroom perform the puja and take best wishes as well as blessing from relatives, friends and family members. The interesting thing is that the bride and bridegroom walk around a fire on a platform and do several other activities suggest by the priest.

Many visitors are attracted by the wedding rituals in Nepal. They themselves perform their marriage ceremony in Nepal just like the Nepali system. We can arrange tradition marriage ceremonies following the rituals of Hindu and Buddhist religions as per the participants’ interest.

The best religious places in Kathmandu where the marriage ceremony performed in Nepal are:
1. Pashupatinath Temple
2. Balaju Water Garden
3. Gujeshwari Temples
4. Budanilkantha (Narayanthan)
5. Dakshinkali Temple

Now a day in Nepal wedding ceremony is held in differently decorated party palace. At ATC we can arrange for you to witness or if you like have your own traditional Nepali wedding. If you love Nepali culture, we can help you ties the knot just like a local

 

a) Traditional Hindu Marriages

Traditional Hindu wedding ceremonies in Nepal are a major celebration which takes place only on certain months ,of the year i.e from mid January to mid-March, mid-April to mid-June and mid-November to mid-December. Highly regarded as a sacrament, Hindu marriages are solemnized in accordance with the VEDAS, the holy scriptures of the Hindu religion that date back several thousand years. The notable features of such weddings are, the ceremony is held in the open under a canopy known as mandap with a sacred fire in the center and the bride and bridegroom walk around it seven times. The ceremony is carried out by the priest. The groom's party is supposed to arrive at the wedding venue in a procession, so it's good to have a convenient assembly location nearby.

Traditional Buddhist Marriages
These marriages are also unique in its feature. Buddhist weddings in Nepal are often quieter occasions, with a focus on ceremonial displays. The weddings are usually extremely large, sometimes encompassing whole villages and large numbers of extended family.

Buddhist marriages are performed at monastery. Traditional dress is worn by both bride and groom, and Lama (Monk) does all customary puja (worship) to solemnize the wedding. The butter lamp is lit at the monastery during wedding day and it quite attractive. The music played during this occasion are traditional and different from modern music which makes environment pleasant and soothes mind.

The best venues where we arrange traditional Buddhist marriage ceremonies in Kathmandu are:
1. Kopan Monastery
2. Monastery at Swayambhunath
3. Monastery at Boudhanath