Telugu weddings
In Telugu weddings the bride and groom sit with a cloth screen between them. At the exact muhūrta, each places a paste of cumin and jaggery (jīlakarra-bellaṃ) on the other's head — a symbol of an inseparable bond through bitter and sweet — and the screen is lowered.
Other highlights are the bride being carried in a bamboo basket by her maternal uncles, the tying of the maṅgalasūtram, and talambrālu, where the couple joyfully shower each other with turmeric-coloured rice.
Jīlakarra-bellaṃ