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What is kanishran?
Kanishran is a Kashmiri Pandit ceremonial bathing ritual performed for the bride and groom on the morning of the wedding, considered a purification step that prepares them for the main wedding rituals that follow.
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What is kanishran?
Also called: ceremonial bath (Kashmiri Pandit).
Kanishran marks the practical and symbolic start of the wedding day itself — a ceremonial bath for the bride and groom, treated as a purification before everything else that follows.
In Kashmiri — कॉशुर
कनिश्रान छु शादी हिंज सबाह दुलहा ते कन्या हिंज स्नान रस्म। यि छु दोन घरन मंज़ अलग अलग करान, पाक करुन खातर।
What kanishran involves
On the morning of the wedding, the bride and groom undergo a ceremonial bath, typically assisted by close family members, considered to purify them ahead of the main wedding rituals. It is performed separately at each family's home.
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When does kanishran happen?
On the morning of the wedding day itself, before the couple proceeds to the main ceremony.
Is kanishran performed at both homes?
Yes — separately for the bride at her home and the groom at his.
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