Perform a Hindu Wedding in English: A Step-by-Step Guide to a Graceful and Authentic Ceremony

The book is for couples, families, and officiants who want a meaningful, inviting, easy-to-understand wedding ceremony. It offers a graceful and authentic Hindu wedding ceremony, with rituals and sacred mantras presented entirely in English.

This comprehensive guide includes:

• Step-by-step traditional Hindu wedding rituals
• Authentic sacred mantras in contemporary English
• Inclusive and flexible format to accommodate intercultural and interfaith weddings
• Clear instructions and practical guidance for officiants, including materials needed and legal considerations
• Guidance on seating and ceremony planning.

Neeraj Agrawal, MBBS, MD, was born in Nagpur, India, and spent his early childhood in Sewagram, the village where Mahatma Gandhi lived, an experience that shaped his lifelong commitment to service, education, and community. He earned his MD from the University of Pune and completed a Hematology-Medical Oncology fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Agrawal is a Medical Professor at the Duke University, and Medical Director of Duke Cancer Center Raleigh, where he leads a multidisciplinary team with a focus on Pancreatic Cancer. An accomplished author, he has published Agrawal's Medical Oncology Board Review, The Bhagawad Gita: A Contemporary Translation, The Gita Illustrated Storybook for Children, Arjun's Big Day, and Hindu Wedding Rituals in English, combining medical expertise with cultural and spiritual education. Actively engaged in community service, he has led the Hindu Society of North Carolina's campus expansion project, founded India 3-2-1 to foster global dialogue, and volunteered in educational and disaster relief initiatives. He enjoys painting, traveling, and reading. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with his family.