Chp 12- The Wedding day
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A new day, which is special, which will connect two people’s lives, and will take a daughter away from her family, giving her a new family.
A day where along with happiness, there will also be a little bit of sorrow.
A day that will unite two lives,
A day that will make two souls one,
Keeping them tied together in a bond.
Inside the Kim house, people were rushing here and there. Some men were busy tying turbans, while others were checking the arrangements. The women were all in their rooms, getting ready, as if happiness had filled the house completely. The Kim household was blooming with joy.
In the living room, Taehyung sat dressed in a simple yet elegant sherwani, looking handsome. Around him stood a crowd of men, while the only woman there was his grandmother. She sat quietly, watching closely to ensure that all the rituals were being done properly.
“Come on, come on, don’t delay. The auspicious time is about to arrive. Quickly, put the turban on my dear grandson” Dadi said.
Everyone nodded, and Hyunbin stepped forward.
“No, not you. Minjun will tie the turban. My elder son is no longer in this world, so now you are my elder son, and Taehyung’s uncle as well. You must be the one to perform this ritual”
Dadi said in a calm yet sorrowful voice.
“Maa, you already forced me to come here, and now you want me to do this ritual too?” Minjun said irritably.
Dadi shook her head firmly. “Yes, I want you to do this ritual.”
“But I won’t—”
“It’s alright, Dadi. Don’t pressure him if he doesn’t want to do it. If not him, then someone else will perform the ritual. Let Uncle Hyunbin do it.”
“See? Even Taehyung doesn’t want me to do it” Minjun said, but Dadi raised her hand to silence him.
“Enough. Today is a very auspicious day. I don’t want any quarrels to bring obstacles to this wedding. If you don’t want to do it, that’s fine. Hyunbin, come forward and perform the ritual.”
Hyunbin placed the turban on Taehyung’s head.
Soon, all the women came downstairs after getting ready, looking beautiful.
Dadi spoke,
“Alright, now it’s time to take the baraat. Is the horse ready?” she asked Yoongi.
“Yes, Dadi, the horse is ready.”
“Horse? I’m not going to sit on a horse!”
Dadi frowned and looked at him
"Why?, is there any problem?"
"There isn't any problem,I'll not just sit on the horse, get the car ready, I'll go in a car"
Tae said irritably
"Sitting on a horse is more auspicious than sitting inside a metal box"
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Soon the baraat was taken to bride's house, tae sitting on the horse grumpily, looked around at the joyful atmosphere, where the uncles and his younger brothers were dancing happily.
Soon they reached at the brides house, the bride's parents welcomed tae, by applying tilak on his forehead, and a garland in the groom's relative.
Tae was sitting inside the mandap arranged by his bride's family, infront of his was a havan kund, and was a priest, arranging materials for the wedding around the fire pit.
He waited patiently for his bride, that's when the musicians, started to play the traditional instruments, indicating about the bride's arrival.
All the Kim's women happily stared at the beautiful bride who was dressed in a beautiful red saree, with a veil covering her face, her father, Mr jeon walked beside her, kook's anklets chummed as she walked slowly towards the mandap not looking up.
Her father guide her down sitting beside tae, tae looked at his bride,a small petite form sitting beside him, he wanted to see her face, but the veil was disturbing his view.
Mr jeon held kook's hand and gave her hand into taes hand
"Please take care of my daughter, from this day onwards she's your responsibility" tae nodded at his words , his grip tightened slightly on her hand.
"Start the wedding pandit ji" said dadi, who was sitting on a chair
The priest nodded his head, chanting some mantras
"Now let the bride’s mother come forward and perform the gathbandhan"
Mrs Jeon wiped her tears and walked inside the mandap and took the hem of kook's dupatta and the stole of tae's and tied them together, her eyes didn't stop producing tears, she kept praying to God for her daughter's better and healthy married life.
"Now the bride and groom will take the pheras" the priest said.
Mrs. Jeon helped Kook to stand, and Taehyung also rose to his feet. He walked ahead but then stopped, turning back to look at Kook. Extending his hand, he gently linked his little finger with Kook’s.
These seven steps symbolize nourishment, strength, happiness, children, prosperity, friendship, and eternal love.
Tae walked slowly around the sacred fire, accepting kook as completely his, and kook followed him walking behind him with her tiny footsteps.
Soon after taking the seven pheras, tae and kook sat down, yoonji walked forward to help koo to sit down adjusting her saree.
“Now the groom will tie the nuptial chain around the bride’s neck.”
Jihyo entered the mandap, dressed in a beautiful saree.
In her hands, she carried a tray that held the sacred vermilion and the nuptial chain.
She first handed the nuptial chain to Taehyung.
From the other side, Eunchae stepped onto the stage and moved beside Kook, gently lifting her veil just enough to make it easier for Taehyung to tie the chain.
Kook’s hands trembled, her gaze fixed downward. Taehyung leaned forward, holding the nuptial chain, and carefully placed it around her neck. With shaking hands, Kook touched the chain, closed her eyes in silent prayer, and then pressed her lips against it reverently.
Afterward, Taehyung picked up a pinch of vermilion.
Eunchae lifted Kook’s veil a little higher.
Taehyung’s eyes lingered on her delicate, innocent face, mesmerized, as he gently applied the vermilion along the parting of her hair.
A few grains slipped down onto her nose, a sign believed to mean that her husband would love her deeply.
As soon as the ritual ended, Eunchae lowered the veil once more, covering Kook’s face.
The moment her face was hidden, tears welled in her eyes.
She was frightened, anxious about the unknown tomorrow, and heartbroken at the thought of leaving behind her parents and brother.
Now she would live with strangers, sleep beside a man she did not know at all.
Yet, within her sorrow, there was trust, faith in her father’s choice.
She believed that if her father had chosen this man, the one who had just placed vermilion in her hair, then there must be some goodness and virtue in him.
After the nuptial chain and sindoor rituals were completed, Minho, Kook’s brother, walked up to the stage carrying a bowl of puffed rice.
He sat beside Kook and placed a little puffed rice into her hands.
Taehyung slipped his hand gently beneath hers, and together they offered the rice into the sacred fire.
the rice is offered three times, each representing:
Dharm (Duty)
Artha (Prosperity)
Kama (Love Desire)
The puffed rice signifies prosperity, fertility, and well-being.
The bride’s brother giving it means: “I bless your marriage with abundance and I promise to stand by you.”
When the bride offers it with the groom’s support, it shows: “We will share responsibilities together in our new life.”
And now the priest declares them as an official couple, the marriage was completed,. slowly they both rose up and took everyone's blessing.
Everyone was happy except for four people. Minjun, sana,tzuyu, and woojin.
All the people was gathered around the mandap witnessing the beautiful sacred wedding but tzuyu?, she was sitting far away from the mandap, alone, watching everything with burning eyes and then her eyes fell on that person, the person he collided with in tae's office.
She didn't wanted to come here, but yet she was here, she was forced by her parents, she always was, she thinks how she always dance on her parents fingers like a puppet, but yet it didn't affect her.
What made her blood boil was the distant image of tae's bride siting in the mandap, beside her desired man, getting tied in a bond with him.
This wasn't supposed to happen, it was her place, she was meant to be the one who would marry tae, but here a complete stranger, girl looking like a doll, that's what she heard from others, was sitting in her place, beside her man.
She didn't cursed her fate, because she thought it was in her hand, if she wants she can remove that girl from tae's life and then eventually that place will be hers.
Her mind started to create evil scenarios of how to remove that girl from her man's life.
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It was now time for bidaai, the bridesmaid we're crying, kook's parents eyes were filled with tears, and Minho was somehow convincing himself not to cry but it didn't work.
Mr jeon walked forward and kept his hand on kook's head.
"My princess, my everything, appa is sorry for everything, but this is for your good, i bless you with a long and happy married life, appa loves you so much"
Kook cried hard under her veil and hugged her father.
"A.. appa..I'm gonna miss y..you so much"
Mr jeon cried and kissed on top of her head and caressed her head.
"Appa gonna miss you too princess"
They broke the hug and kook's mom came forward crying
"E.. eomma"
"My daughter, my heart, you're leaving?, eomma will be so empty without you, but I want you to live your life happily with your husband and his family, be happy, always, never get sad"
She caressed kook's cheeks and hugged her.
"Aunty, don't worry, I'll take care of her" tae said in his calm tone, looking at his crying wife, Mrs Jeon nodded breaking the hug.
Kook walked towards Minho who looked away because he felt like crying seeing his baby sister.
Kook slightly punched on his arms
"Aren't you gonna bid me goodbye oppa, your princess is going" kook said in a crying tone making it more difficult for Minho who finally broke down and hugged her against his chest tightly crying on her shoulder
"Shh..oppa..pl..please don't cry like that..."
"H..how can I not, you're leaving us, the house will be so empty without you, and what about me what will i do without you, whom will i quarrel with now?, whom do i trouble now?, you'll be gone, taking our house happiness with you"
"I'll always be there for you oppa, I'm not going anywhere far away,please do come to meet me sometimes, don't forget about me"
"Silly, how can I forget about my one and only princess "
Koo broke the hug
"Oh so you finally agree that I'm your princess?"
"Minho chuckled in his cry
"You were and will always be my little princess"
He then looked at tae who was looking at them with hearty eyes
"Sir, I am not speaking to you as an employee, but as a brother.
Please take care of my sister. Give her whatever she likes, always keep her happy.
And yes, sometimes she gets hungry at night, so make sure to buy some snacks for her.
She is my entire world, and now I am entrusting my world to you. Please take good care of her."
Taehyung walked towards him.
"I promise to always take care of her, she is my responsibility now, you don't worry, and I'm not saying this as your boss but as your brother in law, I'll take proper care of your sister "
Minho nodded entrusting him
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Dadi rolled her eyes, jiya whispered to dadi
"So much melo drama, is this soap opera , why are they crying so much like it's someone's funeral"
"Shut up, don't interrupt, you won't understand anything, because you haven't gone to your in-laws house, you're still staying in your paternal home, how will you understand this"
Jiya's mouth widened in shock and hurt
"Maa, are you taunting me now for staying at my father's house?"
"Take it however you want"
"I didn't expect this from you maa, you forgot everyone once the new bride became our taehyung's wife"
"Don't talk much, a women should know how to keep her mouth shut, now go home and prepare for the post wedding rituals, place the kalash at the doorsteps and see if everything is done properly or not"
Dadi said in a monotonous tone, but somewhere she found Jiya right, they all were just doing melo drama in her eyes too
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Tae and kook both reached Kim mansion, yoonji and jimin helped koo to get out of the car, and tae came out walking beside her
They stopped at the doorstep and jihyo instructed kook about the rituals
Koo lifted her saree a little, tae gave his hand out for her to hold it, she gently placed her her on his palm and kicked the kalash slightly with her right foot.
She again after entering the house with her husband as his official wife, took everyone's blessings, and soon they were escorted towards tae's bedroom
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Kook's saree ????
Tae's sherwani ????
To be continued
Uff finally the wedding is done ?????,
I'm sorry if i made any mistakes in writing any rituals, i don't know anything about Hindus wedding, I had to search up on YouTube, Google, chat gpt, to collect information about the marriage. I hope I wrote everything right.
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