Re: Wedding rasams..
Number 1 and 2..
1)that's the doodh pilai..the girls sister (or close relative) does that. Groom is supposed to give money to his saali. Umm I could explain but then ii'd be completely BSing as I have no clue what it really means :D
2) is the juthi chupai...again can't xplain the rasam sorry :(
3) never heard of it..
4) I think that's ghodh bharai but I thought that was for baby showers..
5) Anothe rasam is the "rasta rokhna"..whn the baraat is arriving, the girls family all gets together and they "block" the entrance to the hall..til the dulha gives em moneY :D We did another rasam, i'm not sure hwat it's called, but on the valima, teh devar sits on the bride's "lap" (or at the edge of hte stage) and he asks her for money