After the blessings of the elders have been received, the bride and the bridegroom each ties a
sanctified thread around the wrist of the other.
This ceremony is known as ''Kankana Dharane'' and signifies that they have vowed to perform the rituals in the manner prescribed by the
Shastra
''Shastra'' (, IAST: , ) is a Sanskrit word that means "precept, rules, manual, compendium, book or treatise" in a general sense.Monier Williams, Monier Williams' Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, Article on 'zAstra'' The wo ...
s.
The next ritual is
Khasa Pada Puje.
References
Hindu wedding rituals
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