Hindu Marriage Rituals: Many types of rituals are performed during marriages. Various rituals and traditions are performed during marriage among people of every religion. There are many rituals like Haldi, Mehndi, Phere etc. Varmala is also one of these rituals.

Varmala is also called Jaymala at many places. This is the moment when the bride and groom accept each other for the first time and proceed for the wedding rituals. Wearing the garland is considered a symbol of the auspicious beginning of the marriage rituals.

The tradition of varmala is followed during marriage in many religions and castes like Bihari, Bengali, Marwari, Punjabi, Muslim, Christian. But often this question comes in people’s mind that who wears the garland first in the wedding. That is, who wears the garland first, the bride or the groom? Let us know.

Varmala ritual in Hinduism

The ritual of garland is considered important in Hindu religion. Varmala means ‘garlanding the groom’. Therefore, first of all it is the bride who garlands the groom. In ancient times it was associated with the tradition of Swayamvar. When the princess accepted the groom of her choice as her life partner by garlanding him. Therefore, even today, following the same rule and tradition, it is considered auspicious for the bride to garland the groom first.

However, with the changing times, there have been many changes in the traditions of marriage. But even today the tradition of garland is definitely followed. Varmala is a pledge of love, acceptance and lifelong togetherness.

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Politics is continuously heated regarding the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar. Meanwhile, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has shared a video on his social media ‘X’, taking a dig at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. A unique action of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar can be seen in the video, which has become a topic of discussion in political circles.

It can be clearly seen in the video that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was trying to garland a woman candidate. Then JDU leader Sanjay Kumar Jha extended his hand and gestured to Nitish Kumar. After this, Nitish Kumar looked at Sanjay Kumar Jha and said, “This is an amazing man brother, why do you put your hands forward.” During this, a brief but interesting conversation was witnessed.

He is an amazing man brother!!!

If the Chief Minister is healthy then why is he doing such things after reading the written speech? #Bihar pic.twitter.com/Xhit9l37Ib

—Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) October 21, 2025

What is the whole matter?

CM Nitish Kumar was addressing his candidate. While garlanding the female candidate, Sanjay Kumar Jha extended his hand in the process of giving the garland, due to which Nitish Kumar stopped him and said that give the garland directly in his hand. Despite this, Nitish Kumar put a garland around the neck of the female candidate. This scene became quite cheeky and a topic of discussion from political point of view.

If CM is healthy then why is he acting like this – Tejashwi

Through this video, Tejashwi Yadav raised the question before the public as to why the Chief Minister did this act. He wrote, “If the Chief Minister is healthy then read the written speech, why are you doing such things?” Here, such actions going viral on social media can affect the personality of the leaders and their electoral image.

Discussion intensified regarding this incident

However, till the time of writing the news, it has not been clear regarding this incident in which assembly seat it happened. But as soon as it went viral on social media, political commentary and discussion regarding this incident has intensified. Some supporters are seeing it as light entertainment, while the opposition is using it as a medium to question the behavior of the Chief Minister.

How does JDU react to the viral video?

It has also become clear from this incident that during the election season, every small incident can take a big shape on media and social platforms. The behavior of leaders, their gestures and even small conversations become topics of discussion for the public and political observers. Now it remains to be seen how the Chief Minister and his party react to this viral video and what is the electoral impact of this incident.