Music is the soul of any wedding ceremony. Without music & festivity, the wedding lacks sparkle. During the Sagai (engagement), after the horoscopes have been matched to determine compatibility (Hindus believe that the stars not only determine our future, be indicate temperaments of individuals and auspicious moments), the groom's family makes a promise of marriage and to welcome the bride as a daughter into the home.

Mantras are chanted as the priest blesses the union and the engagement rings. The moment is brought on by laughter and cheer as the guests present revel in the happiness.

As with Sangeet night, entertainment is provided with the help of professional singers who lead the crowd in a the traditional dance of dandia-raas. During the wedding, the music is that of a shenai - a soft mellow tone invoking a mode of religiousness and that of sadness as the bride leaves her family home to become a part of her husband's family.