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Horses, Dhol and Dancing Uncles: How NRI Families Are K...

The Rajasthani Baraat is one of Indian wedding culture's most electrifying tradi...

Why Rajasthani Families Gift Clothes at Weddings — And ...

The Pehravni ceremony is one of Rajasthan's most emotionally rich pre-wedding tr...

The Last Time These Hands Touch You as an Unmarried Chi...

Vatna — the ancient Punjabi pre-wedding ritual of applying a fragrant turmeric, ...

Light the Ghara, Wake the Street: The Complete Guide to...

Jaggo Night — the boisterous Punjabi pre-wedding torchlit procession that wakes ...

She Left Her Father's House in a Throne of Flowers — an...

The Doli and Palkhi — the bride's ceremonial departure in a decorated palanquin ...

They Place a Feather on His Turban and He Becomes, for ...

The Kalgi — the jewelled plume placed on the Punjabi groom's turban — is not dec...

His Hands on Her Wrists: What the Chooda Ceremony Reall...

The Chooda ceremony — the gifting of sacred red and white bangles by the bride's...

The Oberoi Sukhvilas Resort & Spa, Chandigarh

Located in the Siswan Forest near New Chandigarh, is a five-star luxury destinat...

The Last Days You Are Entirely Theirs: What the Maiya C...

The Maiya — the sacred Punjabi pre-wedding ceremony of seclusion, ritual bathing...

They Placed a Kara on Her Wrist in the Gurdwara and Cal...

Kurmai — the Sikh engagement ceremony performed at the gurdwara — is not a party...

The Palla Connects Them. The Kirtan Fills the Room. The...

Anand Karaj — the Sikh marriage ceremony — is not merely a wedding ritual but a ...

The Last Moment You Are Two Separate People: What the A...

The Antarpat — the sacred silk curtain held between bride and groom at the preci...

The Mark That Says Welcome to the Family: What the Tila...

The Tilak ceremony — the formal acceptance of the groom by the bride's family th...

They Reach for Each Other With Flowers Because Every Lo...

Var Mala — the joyful exchange of flower garlands between bride and groom — is t...

Seven Promises That Last a Lifetime: What the Saptapadi...

The Saptapadi — the seven sacred steps and vows taken around the holy fire — is ...

Bvlgari Resort, Bali

An ultra-luxury clifftop wedding venue perched 150 metres above the Indian Ocean...