Saptapadi
Saptapadi (Sanskrit: सप्तपदी, romanized: Saptapadī, lit. 'seven steps') or saat phere (Hindi: सात फेरे, sāt phéré, lit. 'seven circumambulations') is regarded to be the most important rite (Sanskrit: rītī) of a Hindu wedding ceremony. After tying the sacred knot known as the mangalasutra, the newly-wed couple takes seven steps together, or seven rounds around a sacred fire, during which the marriage is solemnised. After the seventh step or circuit is taken, the marriage of the couple is regarded to be irrevocable.
For other uses, see Saptapadi (disambiguation).
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