•	PREFACE
•	Customs and traditions
•	Ceremonial expenditure
•	Purpose behind sacred rites
•	An ideal marriage
•	A check list of arrangement
•	General arrangements
•	The preliminary rituals
•	Mangalaacharnam
•	Pavitrikarnam
•	Aachamanam
•	Shikhaavandanam
•	Praanaayaamah
•	Nyaasah
•	Prithivee poojanam
•	Var satkaar
•	Aasan
•	Paadya
•	Arghya
•	Aachaman
•	Naivedya – madhuparka
•	Varan sootra dhaaranam
•	Chandan dhaarnam
•	Yagyopaweet dhaarnam
•	Kalashpoojanam
•	Deep poojanam
•	Guru poojanam
•	Gayatree poojanam
•	Gayatri poojanam
•	Gauri poojanam
•	Sarvadev namaskarh
•	Shodashopachaar poojanam
•	Swastiwaachanam
•	Rakshaavidhaanam
•	(Mantra for protection of yagya and its participants)
•	Vivaaha ghoshnaa
•	Mangla ashtakam
•	Paraspar upahaar – vastropahaar
•	Pushpophaar maalyaarpan
•	Hastapeet karanam
•	Kanyaadaan guptadaan
•	Kanyaadan
•	Gaudaan
•	Maryaadaakarnam
•	Paanigrahan
•	Granthi bandhan
•	Process and conceptualisation
•	The oath – taking ceremony
•	Direction and motivation
•	Process and conceptualisation
•	Oaths for the groom
•	Oaths for the bride
•	Yagya
•	Agnisthaapanam
•	Samidhaa dhaanam
•	Jal prasechanam
•	Aajyaahutihi
•	Gayatri mantraahutihi
•	Praayashchitya homah
•	Shilaarohanam
•	Laajaahomah
•	Parikramaa
•	Satapadi
•	Aasan parivartanam
•	Paadprakshaalanam
•	Soorya dhyaanam
•	Dhruva dhyaanam
•	Shapath aashvaasan
•	Sumangalee – sindoor daan
•	Mangal tilakam
•	Swishtakrit homah
•	Poornaahutihi
•	Vasordhaaraa
•	Neeraajanam – aaratee
•	Ghrit – avaghraanam
•	Bhasma – dhaaranam
•	Kshamaa praarthanaa
•	Saashtaang namaskaarah
•	Abhishek sinchanam
•	Visarjanam
•	About the Author