Vaish community has its bases in Uttar Pradesh, and is a well-known caste in the Hindu community. Vaish brides are very selective about choosing grooms; as they believe in arrange marriages. The surnames that are prevalent in Vaish community in Northern India are Agarwal, Gupta, Khandelwal, Oswal, Arora, Rastogi, Maheshwari, etc. The Vaish community follows Hindu customs in wedding. A Vaish bride wears beautiful lehenga or sari for her wedding and is decked with heavy gold and diamond jewelley.