All the rituals are Hindu with a Fijian twist.
Ashna's mom starts with a pooja (puja). No priest is needed this time:
The fire is taken outside:
Where it has to be protected from the rain:
I have no idea what's going on under that chunni. Hopefully I'll gather more info on all these rituals and I'll get back to you:
Again, I'm clueless, but it looks colorful and there's lots of pretty ladies in the photo, so I thought I'd show it to you:
Now I know what's going on and probably so do you:
The mehndi (henna) starts:
Henna artist Ashika Bakridi has a different style than what I've seen before:
Such a nice surprise to see a bunch of photos hanging on the wall:
Everybody likes cha (Indian tea):
We also have a jaago party:
The beginners are doing well:
I've never seen this instrument before. Please leave a comment if you know anything about it:
The next day, Ashna's parents receive gifts from the family. Every present is wrapped in yellow cloth:
This is the popcorn ritual - I just made the name up - and consists of the aunties making popcorn. For some reason all the guests have to pay a small fee:
The popcorn business is really good and they didn't even have to sell any:
The haldi (maiya, vatna) ceremony takes place 7 times in the day before the wedding. I called Ashna - Avatar, the yellow version:
This is one of those moments you don't necessary want captured, but it grows into you and you are so happy you have it:
Yellow with a hint of grass:
Here I'm lost again:
All I know is that we're going to Ashna's chamber, where she has a prayer station set up:
We'll let her pray till the wedding day:
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I'm not afraid to say that i am completely in love with your work! See your blog is my daily addiction!!
ReplyDeleteI hope my wedding come in a year or so, and more than this, i hope that i can call you to photography it! Where the function gonna be is New York City... just afraid how much it gonna cost me. lol I'm not a wealthy person, but your work is priceless!
Really looking forward for having you over for my wedding!!! :)
Thank you so much for your words, Ve! It makes me happy to know you spend some time time on my blog!
ReplyDeleteAnd the New York City wedding sounds awesome! (even a Rio one :)
Please send me an email with some details and I'm sure we can make it happen! I can't wait!!
Definitely when i am also going to have the details i will send you so you can send your propose! (you know what i mean! :))
ReplyDeleteRight now my in-laws are more worried with another wedding that is going on next week... you probably noticed that south asian weddings are huge parties, so i gotta wait until i can make my own.
As the tradition we gonna have 3 days party, but the difference is that one gonna be in US, one in Rio and another in Pakistan. (that's a Brazil-Pakistan relationship!)
Until the date get closer and i have more details in hand i will get in touch with you. For now i will keep myself busy looking for the amazing portraits and wedding he in the blog, and keep dreaming and planing about mine.
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ReplyDeleteCosmin, I absolutely love the pictures. Cannot wait till the wedding/reception photos!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Ve!
ReplyDeleteRio, Pakistan and US sounds awesome! Please keep in mind that next Summer's dates are booked at an alarming rate! :)
I can't wait to hear from you!!
The musical instrument you referred to is called Dandtaal.I believe the word is derived from 2 separate words:Dand(short for danda meaning stick) and Taal meaning rhythm.They are simply 2 pieces of steel rods bent in a J and U shapes.The J-shaped longer piece sits upright while the U-shaped piece is tapped on it.The tone of the sound is controlled by holding and releasing the J-shaped bar.Sounds complicated but most indian musical instruments are very simple pieces.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for visiting and for all the information about the Dandtaal!
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