Every parent has the dream of marrying their child, and wants the traditions to be followed so as to assure that his child is secure from evil intentions and evil eye. So is the case with the Jain family. Jain wedding rituals are not that complicated, and is very simple to follow.

The first of the Jain wedding rituals is the phere. The auspicious time for the phere is decided beforehand. The bride and groom are lead to the mandap, and on the right side of the groom, the bride is made to sit. Then they both take pheras and after these they both interchange their positions.

Following the phere, is the next of Jain wedding rituals, which is called as kanyavaran. In this ritual, the bride is presented to the groom by keeping one rupee and twenty-five paisa and some rice on the bride’s palm by bride’s parents. And the groom then holds the bride’s hand and hence accepting her. And the priest then pours water on their hands for three times.

This ritual is then followed by havan and granthi bandhan. Havan is held after completion of pheres. During this the priest recites mantras of Peethika, Atha Gathu, Atha Nistarak, Atha Surendra, Atha Parmarajadi and Atha Paramesthi and after this the priest chants the shanti mantra for nine times.

Havan is followed by granthi bandhan, in which a married woman takes the pallu of the bride’s sari and ties it with the groom’s shawl or stole. Thereafter, the couple is asked to take four rounds around the sacred fire in which is led by the bride for the first round. And they exchange their positions after the first one and complete the remaining three rounds. After this the bride is called a vimangi, left half of the body. And hence the bride goes with groom to his house and family and serves them.