S1 EP3– MainzRaat | Kashmiri Pandit’s Wedding (Weddings of India Part 2) Mainz Raat — one of the most authentic Kashmiri wedding rituals. This is the night where the bride’s maternal side (nanihaal) comes into play, bringing gifts, love, and blessings for the new journey ahead. It’s not just an exchange, but a celebration of relationships and roots. And in the middle of all this joy — the Mainz Raat has a charm of its own: a dancer, often a male dressed in a Kashmiri choli, performing gracefully

S1 EP3– Kashmiri Pandit’s Wedding (Weddings of India Part 2) Vanvun is one of the most heartfelt traditions in a Kashmiri Pandit wedding. It is a custom of Kashmiri women singing folk songs together, at almost every ritual — be it Devgoan, Kanishran, Mehendi, the main wedding, or even Vidai. These songs are not random each event has its own Vanvun, sung in rhythm, with claps and beats that bind everyone into one emotion. Through Vanvun, women of the family bless the bride and groom, tease them p