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ceremony · farmland

A wedding, for many, brings thoughts of love, family gatherings, tradition and beautiful attire. It is just the same for the people of Manipur.

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Traditional music, songs and lots of celebration welcoming groom at bride's place in Manipur. A wedding, for many, brings thoughts of love, family gatherings, tradition and beautiful attire. It is just the same for the people of Manipur.

ceremony · music

The unique 'Pani Tola' ceremony of the traditional Assamese wedding ends and the women on their way back to the wedding. The elderly women sing the Biya Naam, very unique to Assamese culture.

ceremony · farmland

Manipuri wedding rituals before the groom leaves for bride's house in Manipur. A wedding, for many, brings thoughts of love, family gatherings, tradition and beautiful attire. It is just the same for the people of Manipur.

ceremony · dance

Choliya dance, a popular dance form in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, here seen being enacted at a Kumaoni wedding. Chholiya is a dance form practised in the Kumaun region of Uttarakhand.

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Women performs Jokaar at a Bengali wedding. Jokaar is a sound made by Bengali women during every religious occasion.

ceremony · farmland

A room packed with gifts for the bride from her parents. Sony LCD television set, mattress, utensils, furniture sets and a lot else for the newly wedded couple, during a wedding in Manipur.

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Manipuri elderly women sing religious song blessing the marriage ceremony in Manipur. A wedding, for many, brings thoughts of love, family gatherings, tradition and beautiful attire. It is just the same for the people of Manipur.

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony · festival

Maha Shivratri is a Hindu festival celebrated every year in reverence of Lord Shiva. It is also known as padmarajarathri. Shivaratri literally means the great night of Shiva or the night of Shiva.

ceremony · farmland

Male members from bride's family performing ritual to bridegroom as an invitation for a wedding ceremony to be held the next day. A wedding, for many, brings thoughts of love, family gatherings, tradition and beautiful attire.

ceremony · flowers

Bride making a flower garland for her groom which is known as 'Kundo' in local language for her wedding in Manipur. A wedding, for many, brings thoughts of love, family gatherings, tradition and beautiful attire.

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony · festival

Maha Shivratri is a Hindu festival celebrated every year in reverence of Lord Shiva. It is also known as padmarajarathri. Shivaratri literally means the great night of Shiva or the night of Shiva.

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Groom's relatives singing devotional songs part of Kumaoni wedding. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

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Bengali women performs Pre-Marriage customs and rituals of a Bengali wedding. In Bengal matrimony, Ashirwad is the ceremony, which is similar to the engagement ceremony and is organized two-three day prior to the wedding day.

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Bride making a garland which is known as Kundo in local language for her wedding. Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital.

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Women gathered for sangeet celebration at Kumaoni wedding - Regdu, Uttarakhand. Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

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Kanyadaan performed at a Kumaoni wedding . Kanyadaan - Gifting of a Daughter, While performing the ritual, the bride's parents give her right hand in the hands of the groom.

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In Bengal matrimony, Ashirwad is the ceremony, which is similar to the engagement ceremony and is organized two-three day prior to the wedding day. Ashirwad is a confirmation of the marriage alliance.

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The Juron ceremony signifies the acceptance of the bride by the family of the groom and showering her with gifts, mostly clothes and accessories.

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Kumaoni groom along with his family members and priests performing 'havan' before his wedding in Uttarakhand. Ladies singing wedding songs during 'havan'...

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Bnegali women performing rituals during a Bengali wedding. In Bengal matrimony, Ashirwad is the ceremony, which is similar to the engagement ceremony and is organized two-three day prior to the wedding day.

ceremony · dance

Baraatis dancing on the beats of traditional music played by Choliya dancers during wedding procession... Kumaoni weddings are very simple but are solemnized with a number of rituals and traditions.

festival · ceremony

Married Hindu women seeks the longevity, prosperity and well-being of their husbands on the occasion of Karva Chauth in Delhi. Karva Chauth is a very significant festival for the women of North Indian.