Juroon :
Also known as the bridal shower, in Juroon the groom's mother visits the bride's family two days before the wedding. On their way to the bride's house, the mother and her female companions sing melodious wedding songs. They are welcomed by the bride's mother who stands at the entrance with a Xorai, which is a bell metal utensil that contains a betel nut and leaves. This Xorai is covered using a traditional towel. After the welcome, the groom's family is served with delicious refreshments, and the bride is gifted the wedding attire along with jewelry and other gifts by the groom's mother. In this ceremony, the groom’s mother pours oil on a betel nut kept on the bride’s head. This is called as Tel Diya and is conducted thrice. One interesting part is that in an Assamese wedding the groom’s mother applies Sindoor on the bride’s forehead, which is quite uncommon to most Indian wedding where the groom does this ritual.
Uluta Juroon
As the name suggests, this wedding ceremony is similar to the Juroon, however, in this the bride’s family visits the groom’s family and gives him gifts and the wedding attire. Interestingly, in this ritual the bride’s family gifts half of the gifts given to her by the groom in Juroon. Such act depicts the bonding between the two families.
Paani tula
In this traditional ritual, the female heads of both the families visit the nearest ponds and take some water that needs to be used in the ceremonial bath of the bride and the groom. A brass stand that has a lit lamp which is placed on rice along with betel nuts, leaves, coin and knife are carried by the mothers. On returning the coins are gifted to both the boy and the girl, and the knife is attached to a scarf. This knife needs to be carried by both the bride and the groom, till the wedding gets over.
Nuoni
This is another essential ritual of an Assamese wedding, where both the bride and groom are given a ceremonial bath at their respective houses by the female relatives. Seated on a platform that is surrounded by Kol Puli, which are small banana plants, the mother applies oil, curd and paste of Maah-halodhi. After everyone has taken turns to use the mixture, the mother pours the water collected during the Paani Tula ceremony.
Daiyon Diya
This ritual is conducted hours before the Hindu Wedding ceremony. In this, the groom’s side sends a bowl of curd, which is considered as a sign of good luck, to the bride. Half of the curd is consumed by the bride while the rest half is sent back, so the groom has it. Besides, this is the last food item that both the girl and the boy consume, after which the next meal would only be eaten after the wedding is over.
Nau Puruxor Sarddho
In this ceremony, the girl and boy’s father pay homage to their ancestors. Nine past generations of the father and three generations of the mother’s side are paid respect in this ritual