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Diversity of cultures is something our country has a rich heritage of. As one moves through the vast landmass called India, languages, customs and the very cultural display drastically change every few miles. In the gateway to the Northeast, Guwahati, a typical urban Brahmin familygets ready to bid farewell to a daughter of the family. The extended family gathers around for support. As with most Indian wedding customs, the actual wedding is preceded by a number of pre-wedding rituals. It begins with ‘Nou-Puruxor Shraaddho’ where the bride and her family pay homage and take the blessings of their departed ancestors from the past nine generations. Every ceremony must begin with blessings from god and from ones ancestors. The day before the wedding, the groom’s family, mostly women come over
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