The brides forehead is also adorned with a red dot (pottu or bindi) that the groom places on her forehead to signify her marriage and to open up the third eye. The bride is to wear this symbol through out her marriage. The groom wears a turban on his head and a sherwani kurta - an ornamental shirt and vest during the ceremony. The groom may wear a sehera, a veal of flowers tied to the turban. This symbolizes a protection from jealous or ill onlookers. After the priest performs many rituals, the bride and the groom exchange rings and garland. In these rings is the symbol of unity in which their lives are now joined in one unbroken circle. They then walk around a circle seven times as the symbol of holiness, perfection, and peace. The ceremony is completed by the priest, putting a scared rope called a baramala around bride and grooms neck bounding them together as one.
The traditional Scottish wedding ceremony starts days in advance of the event. On the eve of the wedding, a ceremonial "feet washing" is held for the bride. This ceremony is performed to see who will be the next to get married. Her feet are placed in a tub of hot water, and everyone crowds around to help wash her feet. The first person to find wedding ring placed into the tub before the ceremony will be the next to get married. On the day of the ceremony, the bridal procession heads out into the street and walks to the church. Just outside the church doors they are united in marriage by the priest. The vows and joining ceremony were spoken in the vernacular Scots. After the joining, the priest led the bride and groom, and all the witnesses from the procession into the church for participation in a lengthy nuptial mass conducted in Latin. The long mass ended with the blessing of the food and drink which had been brought along by the guests and participants, and then shared amongst themselves. After the reception, the priest led the newly wedded couple and all witnesses to the couples home for a blessing of the house and the marriage bed.