Indian wedding

The Hindu wedding did not disappoint. It was an amazing evening of colors, smells, tastes, and sounds (much like India so far). Most women wore the most gorgeous sarees (sari) out of amazing silk, including most of us visiting from the states. The ceremony itself was very interesting and performed in Sanskrit. The first part consisted of a ceremony between Sourav, the groom, and his new father-in-law. Then there was a part with just Sourav, followed by Mary, the bride, entering and circling him several times with her face covered. Afterwards, Sourav, Mary, her dad, and the priest sat down and performed some more rituals, including lighting a fire, then extinguishing it. It was all fascinating.

I'll post more photos of Kolkata (Calcutta) itself soon.

musicians at the wedding
all the U.S. attendees