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The wedding announcement



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The program



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Take a closer look for the wedding ceremony details



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Anita's family before the ceremony begins



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The handsome groom awaits



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Up close and personal with Mehul



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Outside the convention center, the horse and carriage await



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Mehul seals the deal with the father of the bride



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We medical folk get a kick out of the horse's rectal bag



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The beautiful ladies in saris await the festivities



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Abbie Mae and her honey



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Anita's brother-in-law, sister and brother



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Steph and Mark



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Mehul and his sister



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The Dalals



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Amid firecrackers and thunder, the procession begins



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The procession dances and celebrates the marriage



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Everyone parties to the tunes blaring from the car



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Such festivities



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And...the procession is blessed by the rain



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Here comes the groom!



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Look how happy Mehul is!



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The groom is welcomed to the ceremony by brother of the bride and father of the bride



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The procession enters the convention center



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The festivities begin



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Varaahavanam - inviting of the groom by the bride's brother



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The hanging of the ritz crackers on Mehul's ears



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Are those crackers to torture Mehul because he's supposed to be fasting



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...or maybe they're for other people to snack on



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Padaprakshalanam - washing of the groom's feet by the bride's parents



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Muhul awaits the entrance of his beautiful bride



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Vadhu Agamanam - the arrival of the bride



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Isn't Anita beautiful!?



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Sumuhurtham - the auspicious cosmic window. Notice that the bride and groom are separated by a curtain.



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The curtain was removed at exactly 11:55 am when the bride and groom placed a combination of brown sugar and cumin on each other's heads.



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Anita returns in another gorgeous sari gifted to her by her new inlaws.



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A young wedding onlooker



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Mangalsutra Dharana - Becky returns from throwing rice on the couple to bless the sacred chain



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Thalambralu - pouring of the sacred rice



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Mehul gets some instruction on how best to get the maximum amount of rice on Anita's head



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Don't they look nice with rice on their heads?



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Mehul and Anita declare that they will be noble-hearted, truthful and dutiful to each other and that they will participate in procreation



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The happy couple fully enjoying the sacred rice pouring festivities



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The happy couple, tied at the hip by a knot