'Saptapadi' or 'Saat Phere' is an important rite of the Hindu Marriage Ceremony. In this rite the bride and groom are symbolically brought together through the marriage knot then they take the seven steps. In the seven steps the bride and groom circumambulate a (sacred) fire or the Agnideva seven times reciting specific vows which represent everything from nourishment, strength, hapiness to progeny, long life, harmony & understanding. After exchanging the vows the couple agree to be companions forever.
