Why in a hindu marriage the bridegroom rides a Mare (Female horse) and not a Horse. Whats the ritual all about

Question

Can someone throw some light on this hindu ritual.

For all those who dont understand the hindu ritual of marriage dont bother answering this question.

Answer 1

This tradition & custom is usually followed in north India. In most Punjabi weddings, the groom travels to the bride's home mounted on a mare. The mare or 'ghodi' is traditionally decorated for this wedding procession. The mare's hair is plaited with sacred thread or 'mouli' and the groom's sisters feed her with Bengal gram, which has been soaked in water the night before.
The groom's sisters are given a 'shagun' in the form of money for their efforts! The groom's sister-in-law applies 'kajal' or kohl in the groom's eyes, before he departs for the bride's home.

Answer 2

Sorry....

But this is not in all the Hindu Marriages...
May be you seen only one sect of Hindu marrage..
Better You should ask to the elders like grandmas or grandpas where you seen this ritual... Beacuse Others cannot give you the correct response.. or may give you some thing which insult this kind of observations..

Answer 3

The description of horses has been mentioned in Ashwamedha Yagna, Dashrath in Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita with Krishna riding a rath, Kathopnishad describing the meaning of a chariot and in any marriage with the bridegroom riding a female horse.

Horse is a symbol of sacrifice. Horses are known for their speed, dynamism, faithfulness and devotion. For self-realization, speed, dynamism, faithfulness and devotedness are all necessary. One needs to sacrifice the internal horses. We must meditate on the qualities of the horse and invoke these divine qualities to enter into us.

The Brhadaranyaka Upanishad starts with the description of the sacrificial horse used in the Ashvamedha yagna. A horse represents the senses and controlling or winning over the horse means winning over the 10 senses.

Kathopanishad (1.3.4-7) also talks about the importance of controlling the mind and the senses. It describes the body as the chariot; the self as its master; intellect as the charioteer, the mind as the reins, the senses as the horses and the sense-objects as the paths.

The number of horses also have different connotations: Five in Kathopanishad (five senses motor or sensory); 10 in Ramayana (Dashrath, who has control over his ten senses), seven in Sun God (Sapta-vaahanah i.e. One who has the vehicle of seven horses). Lord Sun, represents control over the mind all seven days of the week.

The imagery associated with the Bhagavad Gita is that of a chariot with four or five white horses, Arjuna on the chariot and Lord Krishna as the charioteer. The human body represents the chariot, Arjun the individual soul and Krishna the Spirit or the Supreme Soul. The chariot has three wheels (Satwa, Rajas, and Tamas); it has three kinds of motion (upwards or downwards or transverse, implying superior, inferior, and intermediate birth as brought about by acts). The four horses, apart from senses, also represent the time, pre destiny, will of the deities, and one’s own will. It has three naves (white, black, and mixed, implying good acts, evil acts and acts that are of a mixed character, respectively).

Vidur also talked about the same in Vidur Niti. He said to Dhritarashtra, “O king, man’s body is just like a Ratha (chariot), intelligence (buddhi) like a charioteer (Saarathi) and senses are its horses.” One who controls all these three, travels happily in this world, just like the charioteer who has controlled the horses of the chariot)

Horses in Vedic language therefore symbolize the senses (indriyas) in the body. A female horse is much more ‘Chanchal’ than the male one and symbolizes the childish behavior of the person.

Riding over the female horse means controlling the senses and leaving behind childish behavior as one is now entering into a new phase of life full of responsibility. The ceremony involves riding the female horse and tightening of the reins.

Answer 4

yes it is a ritual and followed mostly in north India and likes other Indian old customs and rituals it also has a reason behind it. horse is a very loyal animal to its master. it hardly hardly accepts that any other person except its master ride on it.. so we use the mere in marriages.

Answer 5

THE BRIDEGROOM MAKES LIKE PRINCE. HE HAS ONE SWORD WITH HIM ALSO. AS OLD KING AND PRINCE RODE THE MARE LIKE THAT A BRIDEGROOM RIDES A MARE. REST RITUAL ARE PERFORMED AS PER HINDU CUSTOMS. THESE ARE DIFFER FROM CAST TO CAST AND REGION TO REGION.

Answer 6

A mare is a horse, if your question is why not a gelding or a stallion might make more sense.

if your going to ask a question make sure you know the proper terminology. dont be a hater cause i correcte you.

Answer 7

She's right. A mare is a horse. I have two horses. One is a mare and one is a gelding. Horse is a type of animal, like dog.

Answer 8

Agar aap ghoda leke ja rhr ho matlb aap jabardasti ldki ko utha ke la rhe ho kuki ghoda yudh ka sanket h ghodi leke ja rhe ho matlb bharam vivah ho rha h ghar walo ki marji se na ki jabardasti se prithviraj chohan raja jaysingh ki ladki ko utha ke laya tha to gode pe laya tha bina ghar walo ki marji ke but agar sadi karke lata to ghodi pe

Answer 9

Hello my dear friend Sachin,
Don't take it otherwise, many of friends like Mr.Vijay and one more lady told you to ask your elders about this question. By the way my answer is,
"The last day of the Groom to ride on mare happily,
and whole life a mare is going to rides him"
HA..HA..HA..HA..HA..HA..AHA...AHA...AHA..AHA..HA.HA....HAAHAAHAAN

Answer 10

who say? whatever available used for it. but many times female horse easily available hence you misunderstood that its a tradition