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We arrived at Prash’s ancestral home for the “Unveiling” of his Bride in their religous custom.
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Entrance to Groom’s parents’ home decorated for the wedding reception in Motihari
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Decorating with Marigold garlands and entrance to driveway entrance
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Prashant Shukla with his Mom and Me the night we arrived in Motihari (we had been up 38 hours by this time)
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Prash with his sister, Dr.Sneha Shukla
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The exterior of the Shukla’s home in Motihari as preparations ( for their only son’s wedding reception ) are being made
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Groom’s henna on hands and feet
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The Bride and Groom presented on the stage of the entertainment tent (the floral garlands in background and foreground are all very fragrant roses and tube flowers–the same flowers were used to cover the SUV that transported them
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The Groom’s sister worked with the local florist to design this fresh fragrant floral canopy for the Bride and Groom’s room on their wedding night
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Rush hour traffic in Motihari the morning I was shopping
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the Green Machines of transportation in India…2012
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The bright colors of India are incredible.
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This is an early morning view from the balcony of my room in the hotel of the town center, very rural and the home to 500,000 people
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This is Shakuntala Sharma–she is the cousin of the groom, shopping+negotiating expert, head mistress of local primary school, single woman who owns her own car and home, and one of the most impressive women I have ever met. She began her adult life at the age of 12 as a bride (the same summer I graduated from High School at 17)–the groom was 14 years old. He was killed 3 months after their marriage and she has endured many many difficult stages of life since. I will be forever grateful for her generosity and inspiration….despite our language barriers—I understood and admired her completely.
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Yamini dressed in her ‘Wedding night’ garments and jewels..It was a sight to behold and a thrill to participate in preparation and dressing her.
