The groom is escorted to the wedding site.
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The groom is escorted to the wedding site.
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The Processional
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| The family and friends of the groom escort him to the wedding site. He rides atop a white horse, as all proper 'Rajputs' should. This custom reflects the cultural heritage of the groom as coming from a warrior caste. (Though, if truth be known...he's a darling, cheerful and sweet tempered.) His way is lit by torch bearers. In a nod to the wonders of the modern world, the chandeliers that lead the procession are electric and hooked up to a generator. The band follows. When you think of band...think of the Music Man...before the miraculous costume and talent transformation. Cacophony doesn't even begin to describe it. |
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And just how do we escort the groom? |  |
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What else! We dance! |  |
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Or not. |  |
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The ranking men of the bride's family escort in the men of equal rank from the grooms family. |  |
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The bride's house. | 
The pictures of the actual ceremony will be uploaded in March. We will be without this computer for a month. Till then, the 'Ahmricani'. |
