Hence, the eight lotus flower depicted the Astha Lakshmi or the eight avatars of Goddess Lakshmi. The girl in the Rajasthani family is treated at par with Goddess Lakshmi. These were placed in a row with about a few inches from each other.
On a stage were about eight artificial lotus flowers as tall as one’s knee. Once at the venue, we were witness to a spellbound wedding ceremony. Once we reached, our groom was accompanied from the parking area to the marriage venue at the third floor of the hotel by all the men from our troupe to shouts of ‘aye haw haw”, a traditional Badaga way of leading the groom to the wedding arena. We then headed to the marriage venue at another hotel, half an hour away by car. Badagas are naturally gifted in this aspect. The traditional dance involves a lot of feet tapping and swirling. We gladly responded by dancing, something that is an integral part of Badaga wedding. As we walked out of the hotel lobby, loud drum beats played by half dozen men greeted us. Our attire was certainly going to make heads turn around. Most of our ladies clad in South Indian pattu saree. We were already looking forward to the marriage ceremony the next day.Īll men dressed in our traditional Badaga attire, white shirt and dhoti. The hospitality was warm, cordial and friendly. In the hall, a lovely lady hosted the ceremony, and we enjoyed playing dumsharads, singing, dancing and making friends. The stalls included a photo booth one could try the different Rajasthani costumes and click pictures, a balloon and gunshot game for children to play, a tarot reader and a whole host of food counters that awaited our taste buds. The garden outside the sangeet hall was gloriously lit and had multiple stalls set up. Hotel check-in, lunch, followed by a nap and we were ready for the sangeet ceremony in the evening.Īll of us arrived at the Sangeet ceremony venue, a ten-minute drive from our hotel. We were greeted with roses and packed off to our hotel rooms in the cars that were waiting. A group of us from the Groom’s family arrived at the Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Airport in Kolkata at 1 PM to a warm and cordial invite from the Bride’s family.
The bride’s family lived in the city of Kolkata and belonged to the Rajasthani Marwari community. I was happy to be in Kolkata, my first visit to the City of Joy and my wedding anniversary was going to be a different experience. In the years preceding to this, my wife and I have always gone on a trip to either a seashore resort or on a hill station retreat.
The wedding day, 1 st Feb happens to be my wedding anniversary too. It seldom happens that an inter-cast wedding that involves a Badaga bride or groom can happen with the approval of the elders. Belonging to the close-knit Badaga community, it is rare to be witness to such weddings. I was excited to be going to the wedding of my wife’s cousin brother.
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