Pre Wedding Rituals

• Sakhar Puda ceremony is the initial ritual which takes place in a Maharashtrain wedding. In this the bride is given a sari and sweet or sugar, by the groom's family. 
• Kelvan ceremony is performed at both the bride's and the groom's house. It is a small puja of the KulDevta, followed by a meal.
• Nest is Haldi ceremony  wherein turmeric paste is applied to both the bride and the groom. This is known as Halad Chadavane.
• Next is Simant puja in which once the groom arrives at the bride's place her parents wash his feet and give him gifts.