Ludhiana - Day of the Wedding

We arrived at the bride's family home around midday on the day of the wedding. Meenakshi had been up since 7am to perform a charitable act, bringing food to a community of lepers.






The priest's sombre blessings and prayers were chanted amidst merry singing and peals of laughter from the women.







I was very pleased to have come in quite useful at one point (straying from my regular ornamental persona of disoriented tourist) and participated in the blessing over the bridal bangles.








The event closed with the full set of bangles slipped onto the bride's arms ... and then, sweets!