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Flowers for weddings

Bouquets, garlands exchanged, mandaps, arches and flower girls.

ShowFlowers Decorations Places

KindArrangement Garland or wreath Worn flowers Carpet or floor pattern Parade or display Offering or rite Flower craft Art or design Garden style Custom

Decoration Garland A string or braid of flowers, leaves, or other materials for decoration or ceremony 🇮🇳 India and 3 more · Garland or wreath

Decoration Phuang malaiพวงมาลัย Thai floral garlands made for offerings, gifts, and ceremonies 🇹🇭 Thailand · Garland or wreath

Decoration Toran A festive hanging of flowers and leaves for Hindu doorways and celebrations 🇮🇳 India · Garland or wreath

Decoration Pujaपूजा The Hindu ritual of offering flowers, light, and food in worship 🇮🇳 India and 2 more · Offering or rite

Decoration Hindu weddingविवाह The traditional marriage ceremony of Hindus, rich in rituals and floral decoration 🇮🇳 India and 2 more · Custom

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Garland: No machine-readable author provided. Piotrus assumed (based on copyrig, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Phuang malai: Deror Avi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Toran: Wmpearl, Public domain, source
Puja: Sakkhar21, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Hindu wedding: Dinesh Cyanam, CC BY-SA 2.0, source

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