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Bride with wedding gown and ornamental decorations.
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Traditionally in India, the bride wears a red sari. The sari should be draped modestly over her hair. The groom wears a kafni (long shirt extending to the knees) with pijama (leggings) or dhoti (sort of an
overgrown loincloth). The groom might also wear a turban. A wedding is an important religious ceremony in the Hindu religion and one of the most important of the sixteen Hindu sanskars or sacraments.
Manali is on the Beas River valley and an important hill station in the Himalayan Mountains of Himachal Pradesh, India, near the northern end of the Kullu Valley. It is administratively a part of the Kullu District. There are actually two parts of Manali --New-Manali town is on the banks of the Beas river and the Old Manali village lies east of the Manalsu nullah, which in its present form, is more of a hippie enclave. Manali is named after the Hindu lawgiver "Manu". The word Manali literally means "the abode of Manu". Legend has it that sage Manu stepped off his ark in Manali to recreate human life after a great flood had deluged the world. Manali is popular as the "Valley of the Gods". |
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