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Kanyadaan ceremony during a Rajput Hindu wedding in India. Kanyadaan is a significant marriage ritual in which the bride's father or a senior family member formally entrusts the bride to the groom as part of the wedding ceremony. The bride is dressed in a red Rajputi Poshak with intricate embroidery and a ghoonghat (veil), while family members participate in the rituals wearing Rajasthani ethnic attire. Ritual offerings, including fruits, flowers, and ceremonial items, are arranged for the wedding puja, with elders guiding the proceedings. family participation, customary wedding rituals, and the cultural traditions observed during a Rajput marriage ceremony. Kanyadaan is a sacred Hindu wedding ritual where the bride's parents officially entrust their daughter to the groom. Translated as "g
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