A beautiful TamBram-jewish blended wedding

[prasad1]

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A beautiful wedding

A Tam-Bram girl marries her orthodox Jewish boyfriend.

The hotel where they got married is a luxury Marriot (where many desi wedding takes place).

Of course, we had a white mare for the groom, and loud Bollywood-themed music for the barat. Lots of bright colored Saris, and Kurtas. Dancing on the street welcoming for the groom.

The Hindu wedding started at 9 AM and continued till 12:30 PM. We had 2 South Indian pujaris conducting the ceremonies. They went through 9 different steps including Malai matinal, Manglaiy Dhararam, etc, with detailed descriptions of each step in English. The sad part was they were asking this American man to say the Sanskrit mantras. Which probably did not make any sense for the majority of Desis in the audience. The audience squirmed and giggled at the difficulty this poor kid was having, knowing fully well that we too would have struggled.



In the evening a Jewish wedding is performed by a Jewish women friend of the family. The ceremony lasted for 30 minutes. Again, they repeated chanting in Hebrew and forcing the couple to repeat them. Why do we do that? Then, the boy and girl gave beautiful and hilarious speeches.

 

[sravna]

There is an agenda. It towers above anything else. There seems to be still a lot of pending work on them by nature. But who knows the workings and mind of nature? The smirk on their face says they do. wait a minute.. is it a smirk or some stupid expression? Well said Krishnan though a little bit graphic!

 

[Krishnan.vp]

Not respecting local sensitivities and forcing an alien way on others was what resulted in colonialism

 

[CHANDRU1849]

A beautiful wedding

A Tam-Bram girl marries her orthodox Jewish boyfriend.

The hotel where they got married is a luxury Marriot (where many desi wedding takes place).

Of course, we had a white mare for the groom, and loud Bollywood-themed music for the barat. Lots of bright colored Saris, and Kurtas. Dancing on the street welcoming for the groom.

The Hindu wedding started at 9 AM and continued till 12:30 PM. We had 2 South Indian pujaris conducting the ceremonies. They went through 9 different steps including Malai matinal, Manglaiy Dhararam, etc, with detailed descriptions of each step in English. The sad part was they were asking this American man to say the Sanskrit mantras. Which probably did not make any sense for the majority of Desis in the audience. The audience squirmed and giggled at the difficulty this poor kid was having, knowing fully well that we too would have struggled.



In the evening a Jewish wedding is performed by a Jewish women friend of the family. The ceremony lasted for 30 minutes. Again, they repeated chanting in Hebrew and forcing the couple to repeat them. Why do we do that? Then, the boy and girl gave beautiful and hilarious speeches.

Can we proud of this? Mostly girls from Brahmin community enter into wedlock of different faiths. Is it a ploy or happens naturally? Does this happen in other religions?

The need of the hour is the community should introspect seriously the present state of affairs.

 

[sravna]

Nothing wrong per se in marrying into other groups. But is it planned and executed? Then it needs to be opposed if the motives are not good.

 

[ganantharaman]

Oh. Doesn't love transcend Names, Forms, Shapes & Languages ?

 

[prasad1]

Does this happen in other religions?

Chandruji,
I will ignore your usual myopic rant.

Interfaith marriages indeed bring about a unique set of challenges and opportunities, particularly regarding religious beliefs and practices within the family unit. The decision on how to raise children in terms of religion can be a significant point of discussion and negotiation for interfaith couples. Some couples choose to expose their children to both religions, allowing them to explore and choose their own path as they grow older. Others may decide to raise their children in one specific faith while still respecting and acknowledging the beliefs of the other partner.

Open communication, mutual respect, and a willingness to compromise are crucial in navigating these complexities. Couples may also seek guidance from religious leaders, family members, or support groups specializing in interfaith relationships to find solutions that are in the best interest of both partners and their children.

It's also important to recognize that interfaith marriages can enrich the cultural and spiritual diversity within families and contribute to greater understanding and tolerance between different religious communities. However, it's essential to approach these unions with sensitivity and a willingness to address potential conflicts or differences that may arise.

But you do not want diversity. You do not even want diversity between Tamil Brahmins. If I remember correctly you were against Iyer- Iyangar marriage. You were against Brahmins marrying outside the subcastes. So I will not reply to your post.

For your information: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2015/06/02/interfaith-marriage/

 

[CHANDRU1849]

Chandruji,
I will ignore your usual myopic rant.

Interfaith marriages indeed bring about a unique set of challenges and opportunities, particularly regarding religious beliefs and practices within the family unit. The decision on how to raise children in terms of religion can be a significant point of discussion and negotiation for interfaith couples. Some couples choose to expose their children to both religions, allowing them to explore and choose their own path as they grow older. Others may decide to raise their children in one specific faith while still respecting and acknowledging the beliefs of the other partner.

Open communication, mutual respect, and a willingness to compromise are crucial in navigating these complexities. Couples may also seek guidance from religious leaders, family members, or support groups specializing in interfaith relationships to find solutions that are in the best interest of both partners and their children.

It's also important to recognize that interfaith marriages can enrich the cultural and spiritual diversity within families and contribute to greater understanding and tolerance between different religious communities. However, it's essential to approach these unions with sensitivity and a willingness to address potential conflicts or differences that may arise.

But you do not want diversity. You do not even want diversity between Tamil Brahmins. If I remember correctly you were against Iyer- Iyangar marriage. You were against Brahmins marrying outside the subcastes. So I will not reply to your post.

For your information: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2015/06/02/interfaith-marriage/

Human race is not uniform. There are lot of differences, customs, conventions, practices etc. Therefore, it is always desirable to maintain one's identity as far as possible. This is not so in the case of Brahmins, especially among brahmin ladies. Inter-faith and inter-caste marriages become quite common nowadays. Why is it so? Is it really required?

Does it happen in all religions, let alone caste. How do majority of Muslims give importance to their faith uniformly?

 

[tbs]

Human race is not uniform. There are lot of differences, customs, conventions, practices etc. Therefore, it is always desirable to maintain one's identity as far as possible. This is not so in the case of Brahmins, especially among brahmin ladies. Inter-faith and inter-caste marriages become quite common nowadays. Why is it so? Is it really required?

Does it happen in all religions, let alone caste. How do majority of Muslims give importance to their faith uniformly?

Hi

munde munde mathir binnaa.....this is sanskrit words.....many meanings.....more similar to you...

 

[prasad1]

Human race is not uniform. There are lot of differences, customs, conventions, practices etc. Therefore, it is always desirable to maintain one's identity as far as possible. This is not so in the case of Brahmins, especially among brahmin ladies. Inter-faith and inter-caste marriages become quite common nowadays. Why is it so? Is it really required?

Does it happen in all religions, let alone caste. How do majority of Muslims give importance to their faith uniformly?

With sword, and subjugation of women. Ignorance, fear, and financial dependence. None of them are desirable for human growth. You do not want to follow them down the gutter. to achieve your "so-called" identity. Do you recommend that we cut our noses to spite our faces?
There is no group "identity" that is worth sacrificing our dignity.

The survey also shows that members of certain religious groups are more likely than others to be with someone of their faith, whether they are married or living together in a romantic relationship. For example, more than three-quarters of U.S. Hindus (91%), Mormons (82%) and Muslims (79%) who are married or living with a partner are with someone of the same religion. This is somewhat less common among Jews (65%), mainline Protestants (59%) and religiously unaffiliated people (56%).

Interfaith marriage is common in U.S., particularly among the recently wed

Having a spouse of the same religion may be less important to many Americans today than it was decades ago.

www.pewresearch.org

The Muslim religion forbids marriage outside the religion (especially for women). https://islamqa.org/hanafi/seekersg...on-muslim-men-and-women-marrying-non-muslims/

 

[prasad1]

Hi

munde munde mathir binnaa.....this is sanskrit words.....many meanings.....more similar to you...

Are you willing to give up your freedom and responsibilities just because some men with long beard and turban told you? Just because Muslims jumped from a cliff to kill themselves will you follow them? We the people who follow Sanatana Dharma have the option to choose our path, Abrahamic religions do not. Why would you aspire to emulate them?

 

[prasad1]

Nothing wrong per se in marrying into other groups. But is it planned and executed? Then it needs to be opposed if the motives are not good.

Your motives or the couple's motives? How do you know that their motives are good or bad?

 

[sravna]

Your motives or the couple's motives? How do you know that their motives are good or bad?

We cannot directly know. That's why the culprits thrive. But we can confidently understand their motives if we possess reasonable intelligence.

 

[prasad1]

We cannot directly know. That's why the culprits thrive. But we can confidently understand their motives if we possess reasonable intelligence.

If your motives are for your ego and trample on others' goals they are evil. If you try to impose your goal on other's happiness they are evil. If you can not respect others then you are evil and every one of your motives is evil.

 

[sravna]

If your motives are for your ego and trample on others' goals they are evil. If you try to impose your goal on other's happiness they are evil. If you can not respect others then you are evil and every one of your motives is evil.

If you understand the above and still not resist being evil you are inveterate evil