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Mala Bodol (Exchange of Garlands)

Mala badal ( Bengali: মালা বদল)is part of the traditional Bengali wedding ceremony that involves the exchange of flower garlands between the bride and bridegroom, and is supposed to mark the first time when the bride and the bridegroom set eyes on each other. It is a ritual that is carried forward from the past, as the practice of not seeing each other before is hardly practised these days. Nevertheless, the mala badal marks the first time during the wedding that the bride and the groom are allowed to see each other.....

 

Source wiki : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mala_badal

 

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Uploaded on July 9, 2014
Taken on July 9, 2014