Kashi Yatra Ritual In Kannada Lingayat Wedding
A Traditional and Playful Ritual
A fun ritual in the otherwise serious and sentimental ceremony is the Kashi Yatra during marriages. Kashi is considered a holy place for most Hindu communities, and the Lingayats share the same sentiments. The bride’s uncle plays an important role in this ritual where he asks the groom to give up his quest for spiritual life by going to Kashi and instead get married. The groom wants to leave the worldly pleasures and move to Kashi and the uncle stops him.