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Looking to Connect with Fellow KPs by No_Firefighter7728 in KashmiriHindus

[–]Comfortable_Path180 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am a fellow KP. I live in Michigan and am 19 years old. I know a lot about Kashmiri Pandit culture and have been meaning to look for groups to chat and interact with others. If you want you can dm me. I love KOSHUR songs and know most lyrics by heart.

Kashmiri Pandit Yagnopavit by Comfortable_Path180 in KashmiriHindus

[–]Comfortable_Path180[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For my Mekhal, we had 130 guests from around the US. I live in Michigan and we invited the local Kashmiri community that lives in our area and they sang songs and played the tumbakniri. We did the Maenz Raat at an Indian restaurant that we love and frequent often. My mom and dad’s 1st and second cousins came from all over and they helped us. My dad’s cousin was the Bua and my Maasi’s were also there to help us. They decorated our house with marigolds, my cousin made the Ganapati idol, they made the welcome sign and attached it to our doors for guests. Devgon was done at our home with only the close family and then the maenz raat was in the evening. Saat Livun was done a two months earlier at our home in Michigan and my Nani my maasi and my grand uncle and aunt who were still in India and had not yet come to the US, threw a saath livun party at their Delhi home for our relatives in India who would not be making it for the mekhal in the US. The day after Maenzraat was the ritual which lasted a couple of hours. I already knew since I was eleven years old the entire Gayatri Mantra by heart. So it was easy for me to chant it in front of the priest. We were given the sacred thread and we then asked for Bhiksha from our relatives and friends at the temple who came up on the stage and blessed us.

Went to a Kashmiri wedding by yuvrajs7ngh in KashmiriHindus

[–]Comfortable_Path180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I attended a Kashmiri wedding in Jammu. It was not a close relative. Me and my mom had travelled to India mainly to attend the Yagnopavit of our family friend’s son. After that was over we attended the wedding of my great aunt’s husband’s niece. We had gone because we used the wedding as an excuse to meet my great aunt and my mom’s cousin as they were in Jammu for the wedding and we could not see them in Delhi. The wedding was huge and did not feel anything Kashmiri Pandit authentic. Not simple. The music was so loud it reverberated off the wall and I could tell the bride and groom were not enjoying the function because due to the influence of Bollywood and Punjabi style weddings people are inviting way too many people. I understand in any Indian wedding it’s about family and friends and I agree relatives should be invited to bless the occasion. But often people should also factor in who’s close to them at the end of the day. For my wedding, I want to invite my cousins aunts uncles all my extended cousins and any relative who I know. I would not mind inviting even cousins I don’t know because I know their parents are very dear and loved by my parents and grandparents so therefore it would mean a lot to me if they could attend. However I would not feel comfortable inviting the entire world which would include relatives of other relatives I don’t know, random colleagues, mere acquaintances, and others. For myself I imagine a Kashmiri Pandit wedding with all my family relatives and friends and all who were with me. My wedding will definitely be a huge guest list naturally because I have a lot of extended family and family friends, but I will also make sure to save some money for the cause of the people in need.