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On the day of the marriage, before the sunrise, in both the homes of the bride and the groom, their respective mothers, along with the other five ladies, bless the bride and the groom and treat them with curd and chira (crushed rice). The bride and the groom and their respective mothers and fathers have to fast till the marriage is over. If the sampradan is done by someone else other than the father, he or she has to fast through out the day too.

According to the Hindu traditions fasting is common in all occasions and is a wonderful process of cleansing the body and the soul.

Nandimookh or Briddhashrddha____________________________
In the morning of the marriage, any male relative of both the bride and the groom have to perform certain rituals to please the souls of the long gone forefathers. They take a solemn vow before the commencement of the religious ceremony mentioning the purpose for which it is intended and offer prayers to Lord Ganesh and a Devi along with an auspicious symbol painted the inner wall of a room (Basudhara).

Jal soha_______________________________________________ 
It is the arrangement for the water to be used by the bride and the groom to take a bath after the ‘gaye holud’. This water taken from the nearby reservoir is made to drip from the urn all along the path, till the person carrying it reaches the temple. Here water is collected from a married woman who is given lac dye (alta) and sindoor (vermillion). From the temple the married female relative goes around the neighbourhood to collect water. Later the bride and the groom in their respective houses are made to sit in the midst of four banana plants arranged at the four corners of a square plot. The ritual 'Gaye Holud' is performed and later are bathed with the water collected. 

Gaye Holud__________________________ 
This is the main ‘Stri-Achar’. According to the West Bengal tradition ‘Gaye Holud Tatta’ is sent to the bride from the groom's place. In this 'Tatta' or gift package the turmeric used by the groom is sent.

This turmeric paste along with the turmeric paste of the bride's place is applied on the bride and other relatives after the barber shapes their nails. Then the bride and the groom are bathed. The bride has to carry a 'kajol lata' (corrilium container) while the groom has to carry 'janti' (beetle nut cracker). Scientifically, turmeric drives away germs and the colour  represents splendor.