saat phere

noun

The ‘seven steps’ or circuits taken around a sacred fire by the bride and bridegroom at a wedding ceremony, or the seven vows recited during this ceremony.

OriginHindi सात फेरे →
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Meanings

nounsaat phere pl (plural only)
  1. Indiapluralplural onlyThe ‘seven steps’ or circuits taken around a sacred fire by the bride and bridegroom at a wedding ceremony, or the seven vows recited during this ceremony.

    He had to be helped up and steadied for the saat phere.

    1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 44
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    In HINDUISM the couple takes SAAT-PHERE, in other words the couple circles round the fire for seven times, while the priest recites religious verses.

    2010, Sher Gill, The Way to God, page 140

    So, did your parents have a romantic love affair followed by the saat phere or did it all happen the conventional way?

    2013, Neeta Iyer, Find_Love.com

Origin

  1. Hindiसात फेरे
  2. Englishsaat phere

From Hindi सात फेरे (sāt phere).

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