VIJAYAPURA: Gender equality took an enormous bounce as brides and grooms tied mangalsutra around each different's necks within the district's Muddebihal taluk on Monday. Other firsts on the wedding ceremony incorporated pronouncing 'no' to kanyaadaan, muhurtam, and blessing the couples with a shower of petals, and not colored rice grains (akshate kaalu).
Duddagi and Baragundi families from the district organized inter-caste weddings at Hallur Palace in Nalatawad village on Monday as in step with rituals enunciated through 12th-century social reformer Basavanna's gender-equality principle.
The grooms belong to Haalumutt neighborhood and brides are Banajiga. As soon as the mangalsutra used to be tied within the traditional method, the brides instantly took fee and returned the favours through tying mangalsutra around the grooms' neck. Just then, hundreds of well-wishers blessed the couples - Amit and Priya; Prabhuraj and Ankita - with a shower of petals since akshata (colored rice grains) used to be banned. Also, there used to be no muhurtam mounted for the weddings.
The marriage used to be attended through Ilakal guru Mahantesh Swami, Lingasagur Vijay Mahantesh Mutt Siddhalinga Swami, Guledagudda Basavaraj Devaru, Mahant Teertha seer, Satti Mutt's Basavalinga Swami and Madara Chennaiah Guru Peetha's Basava Murty.
Basavamurty Sharanaru said those who squabble forever within the title of caste and faith should be informed from this marriage. The Ilakal seer said equality reigned on this wedding ceremony, relating to both boy and woman tying the mangalsutra to one another. The pontiff said doing away with the ritual of kanyaadaan symbolized the rejection of hierarchical societies.
A poetry collection edited through Chandrashekhar Vastrad used to be launched on the occasion. Copies of 'Vachana Sudhe - Lingayat Dharma' have been disbursed to the attendees.
Duddagi and Baragundi families from the district organized inter-caste weddings at Hallur Palace in Nalatawad village on Monday as in step with rituals enunciated through 12th-century social reformer Basavanna's gender-equality principle.
The grooms belong to Haalumutt neighborhood and brides are Banajiga. As soon as the mangalsutra used to be tied within the traditional method, the brides instantly took fee and returned the favours through tying mangalsutra around the grooms' neck. Just then, hundreds of well-wishers blessed the couples - Amit and Priya; Prabhuraj and Ankita - with a shower of petals since akshata (colored rice grains) used to be banned. Also, there used to be no muhurtam mounted for the weddings.
The marriage used to be attended through Ilakal guru Mahantesh Swami, Lingasagur Vijay Mahantesh Mutt Siddhalinga Swami, Guledagudda Basavaraj Devaru, Mahant Teertha seer, Satti Mutt's Basavalinga Swami and Madara Chennaiah Guru Peetha's Basava Murty.
Basavamurty Sharanaru said those who squabble forever within the title of caste and faith should be informed from this marriage. The Ilakal seer said equality reigned on this wedding ceremony, relating to both boy and woman tying the mangalsutra to one another. The pontiff said doing away with the ritual of kanyaadaan symbolized the rejection of hierarchical societies.
A poetry collection edited through Chandrashekhar Vastrad used to be launched on the occasion. Copies of 'Vachana Sudhe - Lingayat Dharma' have been disbursed to the attendees.
Equality reigns: Brides tie mangalsutra on grooms in inter-caste weddings
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