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Why Is Rice Showered at South Indian Hindu Weddings?

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Though Hindu wedding traditions and rituals are similar in South and North India, the throwing of rice at weddings was a distinctive South Indian cultural practice.
Why Is Rice Showered at South Indian Hindu Weddings?
Though Hindu wedding traditions and rituals are similar in South and North India, the throwing of rice at weddings was a distinctive South Indian cultural practice. This tradition started several centuries ago when, according to legend, a local zamindar threw rice at his only daughter’s wedding to
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