http://www.shaadi.ca South Asian Wedding Resources Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:33:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.shaadi.ca/dinner-prayers-and-aarsimashaf/ http://www.shaadi.ca/dinner-prayers-and-aarsimashaf/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:25:12 +0000 admin http://www.shaadi.ca/?p=30 Dinner is a lavish spread. Usually, the women and the men dine separately. After dinner, the newly-weds sit together for the first time. Their heads are covered by a dupatta (traditional scarf) while they read prayers under the direction of the maulvi (priest). The Quran is placed between the couple and they are allowed to see each other only through mirrors (aarsi).

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