HINDUISM: Mudaliar marriage (2)
Caste: Mudaliar, Place: Kanchipuram
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The groom ties the wedding pendant (tali) around the bride's neck. LL25	Before the ceremony, the bride is ritually "beautified". LL09	The bride worships her parents' feet. LL11
Married women ritually prepare the pandal's poles. LK47	A married woman worships the pandal's poles. LL01	Married women ritually prepare the pandal's poles. LK48
Married women ritually prepare the pandal's poles. LK50	Before the ceremony, the groom is ritually "beautified". LL03	Before the ceremony, the bride is ritually "beautified". LL08
The bride worships her parents' feet. LL12	Before the ceremony, the groom is ritually "beautified". LL05	The bride worships her parents' feet. LL10
The bride worships her parents' feet. LL13	Before the ceremony, the bride is ritually "beautified". LL06	The groom's sister put toe-rings on the bride's feet. LL16
The groom bathes the bride's feet. LL14	Before the ceremony, the bride is ritually "beautified". LL07	The bride. LL17
The bride and lamp. LL23	The couple during the ceremony. LL18	Gold leaf tied to the bride's forehead. LL20
The groom makes a red dot on the bride's forehead. LL28	The "tali" (wedding pendant) still tied around a coconut. LL19	The groom ties the tali around the bride's neck. LL26
The bride's father helps her with the garlands. LL27	The fathers exchange gifts. LL22	The groom puts kumkum on the tali. LL29
INDIAN WEDDINGS WOMEN OF INDIA	Gold leaf tied to the bride's forehead. Ref: U36	ALL THEMES ON HINDUISM

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