Friday, May 17, 2013

Stages in a Kandyan wedding ceremony, Sri Lanka. - 'Handing over the bride'

Remembering the ancestors ('Hathmuthu paramparawa S - Seven generations back)

The father of the bride tying the little fingers of the bride and groom with a thread.

The father of the bride pouring water over the tied fingers donating the bride to the father of the groom.

And so they remain tied by the thread till the auspicious hour a few minutes away.

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