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Sakharpuda is the Maharashtrian engagement ceremony. It is also known as waangnischay which literally means verbal agreement.[1]
Sakhar means sugar and puda means a packet or box. In the sakharpuda, a pre-wedding ceremony, the prospective bridegroom' parents give a packet of sugar to the bride, and the bride's parents give a coconut and coin to the prospective bridegroom. This signifies a solemn promise by both the parents to give their children in marriage.[2] The groom's parents present a sari to the bride, which symbolizes the her acceptance into the groom's family. Her hands are adorned with green bangles, and some couples also exchange rings. Traditionally the families wait to print and send the wedding invites until after the sakharpuda.
- ^ "Marathi Sakharpuda - This Is What Really Goes on in This Marathi Engagement Ceremony". www.weddingwire.in. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Sakharpuda ceremony importance in Maharashtrian marriage". Anupamshaadi. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2020.