My First Indian Wedding
The master book: three days, a hundred cousins.
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My first Indian wedding.
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A procession with a horse and a band.
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Jaimala: choosing each other.
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Pheras.
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Saptapadi.
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One for each step.
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The mehndi night.
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Because it is a wedding.
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