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Basor Ghar__________
On the wedding night the bride and groom stay awake the whole night and are accompanied by young people who spend the night playing games, singing and dancing and performing 'Stri Achar'.
Bashi Bibaha_________
The morning after the marriage is also considered important for some places. The sindur ceremony is performed and the bride and the groom offer prayers tothe Sun God. Another ritual known as 'Konokanjoli' is performed where the bride throws a handful of rice

grains behind her indicating the clearance of her debts to her parents. This ritual is of course obsolete.

Badhu baran________________________________________________
The groom returns home with the bride, the day after the marriage. The mother in law welcomes the bride while she sets her feet in her new home in a traditional Bengali style. The alpana or the design which is applied to decorate the grooms's place is known as 'Bouchatra'. The bride groom sets her feet on the alpona holding a fish in one hand and a pot of water on the other. These outdated rituals were tests to gauge the bride's capability to perform household chores and hold the husband's attention with an underline tone of sexuality. Then the bride and the groom both are blessed by the elders in the family and sweets are given to eat.

Kal ratri_____________________________________________________
The night after the marriage is called Kal ratri. This night the bride is not supposed to meet the groom. This custom probably has been derived from the myth of Lakhinder and Behula in the Manasamangal Kavya, in which Lakhinder died of snakebite on this day due to the curse of Devi Manasa.

Bhat Kapar_______________________________
The day next, the groom offers new garments and food in new utensils to the bride. The groom promises to take care of his better half till death through this ceremony.

Bou Bhat_______________________________________________ 
A day after the  marriage day is the "Bou Bhat". This is the day when the new bride serves the guests a delicacy called 'Ghee bhat' (a mixture of rice with ghee). In the evening there is a get together of the two newly related families and guests. 

Ful Sajya_____________________________________________________
At night the 'Ful Sajya' is held in the house of the groom. The bride and the groom spend their first night together in a bed of flowers. From this day, the bride and the groom are truly man and wife.

Dwiragaman____________________________________________ 
Eight days after the marriage, the bride returns to his father's home, accompanied by her husband. This is also known as "Ashtomongola" or Dwiragaman . On this day the 'Gat chara' is unknotted. The newly wed couple spends the night at the home of the bride. The Ashtomongola marks the end of the Bengali marriage ceremony.