Every celebration has its own traditions — and its own invitation.
Weddings by region, Navratri and Durga Puja, Griha Pravesh, the family samskaras and milestone celebrations — what each invitation must carry, how far ahead to send it, and how to word it.
Dates follow the Hindu lunisolar calendar and shift each year. Always confirm muhurat timing with your family's purohit.
Weddings by Region
Every regional tradition names its ceremonies differently and places the binding ritual at a different moment. These guides cover what each invitation must carry.
North Indian Wedding
Vivah
A multi-day celebration built around the saat phere — seven circuits of the sacred fire — with days of music, haldi, and mehendi leading up to the wedding night itself.
Telugu Wedding
Pelli
A Telugu wedding is organised around a precisely calculated muhurtham, and centres on Jeelakarra Bellam — the moment the couple place a paste of cumin and jaggery on each other's heads.
Tamil Wedding
Thirumanam
A Tamil wedding centres on Mangalya Dharanam — the tying of the thali — performed at a muhurtham calculated for the couple, usually in the morning.
Bengali Wedding
Biye
A Bengali wedding is built around Shubho Drishti — the moment the couple look at each other for the first time — followed by the garland exchange and the application of sindoor.
Gujarati Wedding
Lagna
A Gujarati wedding is known for its warmth and humour — the groom's welcome by the bride's mother, and four mangal pheras rather than the seven common elsewhere in North India.
Anand Karaj
ਅਨੰਦ ਕਾਰਜ
The Sikh wedding ceremony, conducted in a gurdwara in the presence of the Guru Granth Sahib. The couple take four rounds — the Laavan — walking around the Guru Granth Sahib, not around a fire.
Marathi Wedding
Lagna
A Marathi wedding is comparatively brief and understated, with the Antarpat — a cloth held between the couple until the auspicious moment — as its signature image.
Festivals & Community Celebrations
Navratri, Durga Puja, Ganeshotsav, Diwali and Paryushan — festival invitations are about timing, programme and access, not just an announcement.
Navratri & Garba Nights
Garba · Dandiya Raas
Nine nights honouring the Goddess, celebrated in Gujarat with garba and dandiya raas — circular dances performed nightly around an earthen lamp or an image of the Goddess.
Durga Puja
দুর্গা পূজা
The great autumn festival of Bengal, marking the Goddess Durga's annual homecoming. Celebrated over five main days in community pandals and in family homes.
Golu · Bommala Koluvu
Bommai Kolu · Gombe Habba
During Navratri, families arrange dolls and figurines on an odd number of tiered steps and invite women and children to visit, sing, and receive sundal and tamboolam.
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganeshotsav
The arrival of Ganpati in homes and community pandals, celebrated with daily aarti for a period chosen by the household — commonly one and a half, five, seven or ten days — ending in visarjan.
Diwali
Deepavali
The festival of lights, observed over several days. Which days matter most varies sharply by region — Lakshmi Puja in the west and north, Naraka Chaturdashi in the south.
Paryushan & Das Lakshana
Paryushan Parva
The most significant period in the Jain calendar — eight days for Svetambara Jains, ten for Digambara Jains as Das Lakshana — devoted to fasting, scripture, reflection and forgiveness.
Satyanarayan Puja
Satyanarayan Katha
A household puja performed in gratitude or to mark a new beginning — a new home, a new job, a wedding anniversary, or a wish fulfilled. Relatives and neighbours are invited for the katha and the prasad.
Housewarming
Griha Pravesh is muhurat-driven and often begins at dawn, at an address no guest has visited before.
Samskaras & Family Rites
The traditional rites of passage — thread ceremonies, baby showers, naming and first-food ceremonies.
Upanayanam
Munja · Janeu · Brahmopadesam
The sacred thread ceremony, marking a boy's initiation into formal study and his receipt of the Gayatri Mantra from his father or guru.
Baby Shower
Seemantham · Godh Bharai · Valaikappu · Dohale Jevan
A celebration held in the later months of pregnancy, blessing the expectant mother. Known as Seemantham in Telugu and Tamil households, Godh Bharai in the north, Valaikappu in Tamil Nadu, and Dohale Jevan in Maharashtra.
Naming Ceremony
Namakaranam · Barsa · Naamkaran
The ceremony at which a newborn is formally given their name, often whispered into the child's ear, and frequently combined with the cradle ceremony.
Annaprashan
Mukhe Bhaat · Choroonu
The ceremony marking a baby's first taste of solid food, usually rice, fed by a grandparent or maternal uncle in the presence of the family.
Mundan
Chudakarana · Choula
The first haircut, performed as a samskara — often at a family temple or shrine, and sometimes as a vow fulfilled at a particular temple.
Milestones & Anniversaries
Birthdays, milestone celebrations such as Shashtipoorthi, and wedding anniversaries.
Shashtipoorthi & Milestone Birthdays
Sathabhishekam · Bhimaratha Shanti
Milestone birthdays marked with ceremony — Shashtipoorthi at sixty, Bhimaratha Shanti at seventy, and Sathabhishekam at eighty. Often celebrated with the couple renewing their marriage vows.
Birthday Celebrations
Janmadin
From a child's first birthday to adult celebrations — the most common occasion for a digital invitation, and the one where tone varies most.
Wedding Anniversary
Vivah Varshaganth
Anniversary celebrations, with the twenty-fifth and fiftieth marked most substantially — often with a renewal of vows and a gathering of the extended family.
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