MICHAEL KINNEAR (1945 – 2019) – a discographer and private researcher into the early sound recording industry with particular emphasis on documenting the Recording Industry of India, Asia and the Middle East and a discographic analysis of all sound recordings from these regions.īorn in Adelaide, South Australia, started his working career with EMI Records, Australia, in 1962, attached to the dispatch department, and later worked in the research section, detailing incoming releases from around the world. The mother of the groom then feeds the couple 7 bites of rice, milk and sugar.Welcome to ‘bajakhana’, Michael Kinnear’s website into research on Indian and Persian sound recordings, along with research on early sound recording companies About the Author The day after the wedding, during a Pooja the priest removes the stone grinder that is placed before the wedding. The bride places some salt in her husband’s hand, that he places back in her’s.
Her feet are washed by the groom’s family and she is then asked to sprinkle milk in all the corners of the home. The new bride is welcomed into her new home. This is an emotional Sindhi marriage tradition where the bride bids farewell to her family and parents and heads to her new home, her husband’s home.
After this, the couple seeks blessings from all the elders. This signifies the act of facing difficulties in life together and taking the first few steps towards their future. The bride has to walk over all 7 bags, with the help of the groom. Saptapadiħ bags of rice are placed in front of the couple. Each Phera is accompanied by Mantras and vows recited by the priest. In a Sindhi marriage, the couple takes 4 Pheras around the holy water, 3 led by the bride and the last by the groom. Again traditionally, the ceremony takes place at both houses separately but people today prefer combining the ceremony in the presence of both the families together.Ī sacred ritual performed only with the groom, where a sacred thread is tied around his body and a Mantra is whispered in his ear, to be chanted daily. MehndiĪ day before the wedding, the bride’s hands and feet are decorated with bridal mehndi.
This is followed by pouring oil over the boy and girl, followed by a cleansing bath. Vanwasħ married women, both at the bride’s and groom’s place, pray to the stone grinder placed in the house. After the Pooja, the paper is kept on the groom’s lap. The priest also brings a piece of paper which has the auspicious wedding date and time written on it. A priest from the bride’s home brings sugar, spices, coconuts, sweets and dates and performs a Pooja with these. It includes a lot of folk songs sung by the groom’s family and officially marking the pre-wedding celebrations.
Traditionally, this is a ceremony held only at the groom’s place but couples today host the ceremony together. Lada is the much-awaited Sangeet ceremony.
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