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5. The bride and her family. The bride comes and sits on dias, where all the guests can wish her (and give the presents). The bride's father receives each guest (after all he has called all of them), and escorts them to the bride. With friends Last minute adjustment With relative

5. Photographers. In any wedding there quite a lot of professional photographers engaged. Here is glimpse of some of them. Roving videographer Video and still This person stays put at the entrance to the hall. The video feed is displayed on giant screens strategically placed around the...

4. Mandap - arrival of the groom Bride's father escorting the Groom A moment of reflection Last minute discussions by the bride's parents The groom all set - let the ceremonies begin

4. Mandap - preparing the venue Mandap is the place where the marriage ceremony will take place. Traditionally the boy will be received by the bride's father and a ceremony is performed. The bride comes next and the marriage is performed. Here are some images of how the Mandap is prepared...

3. Barat - reception by the brides maids. The Barat is received and flowers showered. Then the bride's father distributes gifts to the relatives. After that he escorts the groom to the Mandap. Lamp carried by the bride's mother - minor puja while receiving her future son in law.

3. Barat. The groom. Traditionally the Barat came on horses from their village. No women came as not only they did not ride horses, but they were busy preparing the home for the bride's arrival, as well as guarding the house. Today every one comes. They normally travel by car or bus to a...

3. Barat - the Barat. In Hindi means the groom's party. The grooms in North India come on a mare, though the rest of the party travels by cars. They will arrive at the wedding venue, and dance the last mile. This takes quite some time. The Barat is accompanied by a brass band, and lights. In...

2. Food - Indian breads and Pan. In North India, the bread is cooked in Tandoor - a coal fired vertical oven. The dough is kneaded and then small balls are made. Then the balls are flattened by hand and put in the Tandoor. After less than a minute the bread is ready and taken out. Kneading...

2. Food - Kebabs Kebab grill. There were six such locations Sheek kebabs Sheek kebabs Cottage cheese - grilled in Tandoor

2. Food - overview No wedding is complete without food. The current trend is to have all varieties - Indian, Italian, Thai and any thing that catches the fancy of the host. Plus there are counters for street food which are on the lawns. There were over hundred dishes and the total length of all...

Indian Hindu weddings are pretty elaborate affair. In good old days they were a week long affair. Today, they have toned down quite a bit (except the very rich, who have a week long bash in exotic locations), but some core functions still remain. Though the core wedding ceremony remains same for...

6. Guests relaxing.

5. People. Friends and acquaintances My friend - Bride's father Friend's wife Coloured by the disco lights Coloured by the disco lights Coloured by the disco lights Bride's Parents (left) Bride's Mother Friend Bride's Grandmother Friend's wife Bride's Father My Wife...

4. The food. These shots have not come out well, still I am showing them for the atmosphere View of the table Sweets Biryani Rice Guest enjoying it

The Mehndi colour is building up, by evening it will be deeper.

3. Photographers. One must not ignore the professionals. We are doing it for the fun of it, for them it is bread and butter.

It is past midnight, so I will post just the Dance images. These are all at F1.8 without flash. 3. Dance The console DJ's

2. Mehndi - Women displaying the designs

2. Mendi - The designs After the paste is applied it is left on the hands for some time. Then the paste is cleaned with oil. No water should touch the hands. The initial colour is light orange, but within half a day it will turn deep orange and remain for at least a week. Paste cleaned up.

2. Mehndi. Here an artisan, applies colour derived from the Mehndi plant. The paste may be natural colour which is orange, or vegetable colours are added to create various hues. The Mehndi paste ready in conical pods, same as the icing bags. The rest of the images show the artisans creating...