Marriage in Hindu religion is aimed at fulfilling the three goals, namely dharma - duties towards family and society, prajana - begetting of progeny and shradh - to perform rituals. They enter the relationship of husband and wife by taking the vows of being together in their pursuits of dharma,artha, kama and moksha.

India is a land of diversity. The diversity in traditions adds to the richness of the culture. This is expressed in performing the nuptial rites.

Although the variety of Hindu marriages is amazing, there are some underlying similarities, which unifies all of them. Inspite of the common rituals like pani-grahan, sapta-padi, sindoor-dhan, mangal-snan etc., each regional wedding has it's own flavor.