Hindu Wedding Rituals - 2 Welcoming the Groom/ Vara Puja “As a Purohit, I conduct Hindu weddings — and in this series, I’ll take you through the heart of what makes them so meaningful. Traditionally, the bride’s family hosts the wedding, and the groom and his family travel to the bride’s town or venue. This grand arrival is called the Bārat in North India — derived from the Sanskrit term Vāra Yātrā, meaning the groom’s journey. In Tamil Nadu, a similar tradition is known as Jāṇavāsam — meaning t