The Marwari jain (Oswals), derived from the town of Osian, forty-eight kilometres from jodhpur. The most popular temple of Jainism is Dilwara temple located nearer to mount Abu. Traditions are little bit different in Jain weeding compared to other religious traditions. Jainism doesn't believe in show off, wasting of money and time. The Jain Wedding or jain community matrimony is not only ritualistic and traditional but also simple and sober. Laghana Lekhan, Lagna Patrika Vachan, Vinayakyantra puja and Sagai are series of ceremony in pre-weeding rituals that are performed before actual marriage formal procedure. The most well-known characteristics of Jain marriage rite are Phere, Kanyavaran, Havan and Granthi Bandhan. Marriage service is over; the Ashirvada rite to bless the newlywed couple takes place. Lagana Lekhan is one of custom from pre-weeding rituals in Jain matrimony which is held on bride's home. Date and time of the Jain Matrimony is decided by the Jain priest and that is sent to the would-be groom' house and this sacred letter is read out by priest. Whole process performed in religious way that is called Lagna Patrika Vachan. After this Vinayakyantra puja is done by the groom.
According to jain community - after this Sagai ceremony is celebrate at the groom's place. In this ceremony, the bride's brother put on tika on the groom's forehead and gifts him with several of presents for instance gold chain, clothes, sweets, token money etc. Next is the Mada Mandap ritual, which performed at the bride's as well as groom's residence. All the rituals are established or prescribed in religious way by the priest. Barat welcome: During induction of the barat, the bride's brother put on tika on the groom's forehead and offers him gifts and groom also applies tika on his brother-in-law's forehead and gives him a coconut.
Married women that are from the bride's part execute customary aarti and sing mangal geet. Phere are the most significant ritual in the Jain matrimony. The bride as well as the groom are seated in the mandap. The father of the bride performs Kanyadaan or Kanyavaran ritual. He gives one rupee and twenty five paisa and rice in her right hand and places the bride hand to the bridegroom. While reciting the sacred mantras, the priest pours holy water on the hands of the couple thrice. This procedure is being followed by Granthi Bandhan, in this formal procedure a married woman ties the knot between the bride's chunri and groom's duptta. After the wedding rituals are over the elders come forward to bless the newlywed couple for the forth coming marital life. This is known as Ashirvada service. On the arrival of the couple to the groom's house, her marital family is given a warm welcome to the bride. This ritual is called Sva Graha Aagamana.
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