Balinese Traditional Wedding.

Hindus have a purpose in life is called Purusa Artha namely Dharma, Artha, Kama and moksa. It can not be realized at once but gradually.
Stages to achieve the four goals of life is called Qi Dormitory. On stage Brahmacari dorm life goals are prioritized to receive the Dharma. Dormitory Grhasta prioritize realize artha and kama. While in Wanaprasta Sanyasa Dormitory Dormitory and life goals are prioritized to achieve moksa.
Marriage or Wiwaha is an effort to realize the purpose of life Grhasta Dormitory. The main duties of Grhasta Dormitory by Agastya Parwa ejection is to realize a life that is called "May whatever magic Kayika Dharma" which means by itself carry out Dharma. So a Grhasta should really be able to independently realize the Dharma in this life. Independence and professionalism is what should really be prepared by a Hindu who want to pursue levels of marriage.
In a marriage there are two purposes of life that must be resolved completely is to realize artha and kama are based on Dharma.
At the preparatory stage, a person who will enter the stage of marriage in desperate need of guidance, particularly for Facebook to do it successfully or minimize the obstacles that may arise. Guidance will be very good if given by an expert in the field of Hindu religion, especially regarding the duties and obligations of a grhastha, to be independent within the manifest purpose of life get artha and kama based on Dharma.

Self Purifying
Marriage is essentially a Yadnya in order to provide the opportunity for fathers to reincarnate again in order to improve his karma. In the second sloka Sarasamuscaya scriptures mentioned "Ri sakwehning sarwa bhuta, iking janma wang also executions gumaweakenikang asubha karma subha, subha karma ring worm panentasakena also Ikang asubha karma pahalaning dadi wang" means: from this number all living creatures, who were born as human beings that's all that can do good or bad. As for the smelting bad deeds into good deeds, it is useful to be human.
Related to the sloka in the bag, karma simply incarnated as human beings, karma can be improved towards subha karma completely. Have children through marriage and maintain it with a truly loving Yadnya to the ancestors. Moreover if the child can be nurtured and educated to be human suputra, would constitute an act exceeding one hundred Yadnya, as mentioned in Slokantara.

Hindu Marriage is a holy and sacred, and therefore the Vedic era, marriage is determined by a sage, who could see clearly, beyond the spiritual vision, couples will be married. With a view of an expert or a Brahmin sage Sista, suitable or not fitting of a bridal couple will be seen clearly.
Couples who do not fit (spiritually) are urged to cancel his marriage plans, because it can definitely be fatal to both families concerned. After the time of the Dharma Sastra, bridal couples are no longer met by the Rishis, but by the king or the elderly bride, considering the mundane, such as maintaining the dignity of the family, consideration of wealth, beauty, kegantengan and others. When this began declining spiritual values as a basis for consideration.
In the modern era and the era of globalization, as now, the role of parents was probably not so dominant in determining mate sons. The young people today decide on his own soul mate. Mate self-determination by that very tergantuang on their ability levels who perform marriages. But it seems more determined by worldly considerations, such as physical beauty, the degree of family and social measures rather than the degree of economic and spiritual.
Meaning and Symbol
Marriage Law No. 1 year 1974, the validity of a marriage is based on their respective religious laws. So, for Hindus, through the process of religious ceremony called "Mekala-kalaan" (natab offerings), usually by a pinandita dipuput. The ceremony was held at the home page (middle Natah) because it is a central point of the power of "Kala Bhucari" as ruler of mandala madyaning housing. Makala-kalaan derived from the word "time" which means energy. Kala is a manifestation of power that has quality keraksasaan kama (asuri sampad), so as to give effect to the bridal couple is commonly called the "heavy resentful."
With mekala-kalaan ceremony as a means of neutralizing (nyomia) when the negative forces in order to become kala hita or to change the quality kedewataan (Daiwi Sampad). So to please panugrahan of Sang Hyang Kala Bhucari, nyomia Sang Hyang Kala Nareswari become Sang Hyang Hyang Semara Semara Jaya and Ruth.
So the meaning of the ceremony mekala-kalaan as legalization of marriage the bride and groom through the process of sanctification, as well as purify the seed that contained the bride and groom, a sukla (spermatozoa) of men and women bride (ovum) from the bride.

Mekala-kalaan Ceremony Equipment

1. Surya Sanggah
On the right hung Biyu lalung and on the left protested hung a kulkul contains berem. Sanggah Surya is niyasa (symbol) stana Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa, in this case is stananya god Surya and Sang Hyang Hyang Semara Semara Jaya and Ruth.

Biyu lalung is a symbol of strength Purusa of Sang Hyang Hyang Purusa Widhi and this manifests as Sang Hyang Semara Jaya, as the god of virtue, beauty, wisdom, the symbol of the groom.

Contains the symbol of strength Kulkul berem prakertinya Sang Hyang Widhi and manifests as Sang Hyang Semara Ruth, the god of beauty and wisdom of the symbol of the bride.

2. Centipedes Nareswari Kala (Kala Badeg)
Blonde bride, who is placed as a base-kalaan upakara mekala and occupied by both the bride and groom.

3. Tikeh impromptu (a small mat)
Tikeh impromptu occupied by the bride as a symbol of the hymen (Hymen) of women. If viewed from a spiritual angle, tikeh impromptu is a symbol of strength Sang Hyang Prakerti (yoni power).

4. Kris
Keris as Sang Hyang Purusa strength (strength phallus) grooms. Usually nyungklit kris, viewed from the side kepurusan spritualnya as a symbol of the groom.

5. White Yarn
In mekala-kalaan made of white yarn and a half meters long, consisting of 12 pitches threads into one, and at both ends of each string is attached to a tree branch dadap as high as 30 cm.

Number 12 means a symbol of resentful 12 days, taken from the story of Pandavas by Kurawa conviction for 12 years. With the ceremony mekala automatic kalaan resentful bride-called resentful kandalan be gone with the purification ceremony.

From the spiritual aspect of this thread as a symbol of the layers of life, means that the bride was ready to increase the natural life of Brahmacari Grhasta Dormitory Dormitory toward nature.


6. Tegen - tegenan
Meaning tegen-tegenan is a symbol of the takeover of the responsibility scale and abstract.
Tool-tegenan tegen:
- Cane rod means living bride could mean life stages such as the case of sugarcane vertebra by vertebra, is sweet.
- Hoe as a symbol of Ardha Candra. Hoe as a working tool, based on the Dharma berkarma
- Pot symbol Windhu
- Coconut fruit symbols brahman (Sang Hyang Widhi)
- A crab sign language symbol and kerahayuan offspring begging.

7. Suwun-suwunan (object carried in the hand tool)
The form of baskets which carry the bride, which contains the taro, turmeric, rice and spices symbolize a woman's task or the wife the husband gives mengmbangkan seed, is expected as tree turmeric and taro originated from a small seed grow into big.

8. Trade-merchandise
It symbolizes the agreement of husband and wife to build a home and is ready to assume all risks arising from the marriage as an agreement among sellers and buyers in commercial transactions.

9. Sticks (3 more)
Symbols Tri Rich Parisudha. The groom and the woman can look at each other, warn each other cues and spur each other to always remember to carry out obligations Tri RNA, based on good speech, good behavior and good thoughts, besides that it warned for brave face trials and domestic life.

10. Horsewhip Kupakan (coconut fibers)
Coconut fibers split three, filled with an egg inside a duck, then covered again in the outer colored yarn tied with three (tri datu). Coconut fibers split in three symbols of Triguna (satwam, rajas, tamas). Yarn tridatu symbol of Tri Murti (Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva) suggests purity.

Duck egg symbol beads. Bride with each other kick coconut fibers (metanjung rod) three times, after which symbolically occupied by the bride. If in dispute in order to beat each other, and quickly at each individual realizes immediate. Always remember to purification, so that power can be controlled triguna. Finish ceremony Kalapa fiber is placed under the bed bride.


11. Tetimpug
Three bamboo sticks being burned with fire aimed at pleading penyupatan dayuh of Sang Hyang Brahma.
After the ceremony finished mekala-kalaan followed by ridding themselves (bath) it called the "Angelus wimoha" which means implementing changes nyomia asuri strength sampad be daiwi sampad or nyomia bhuta when Nareswari for a Sang Hyang Hyang Semara Jaya and Ruth for Semara expectations of marriage can be born child suputra.
After a great dress decorated bridal shower because it will natab in the bale, which means grateful to Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa. Then on the next good day will be held ceremonies Widhi Widana (rules and give thanks to Hyang Widhi). Last pepamitan ceremony to the bride's house.