Shrenik Sadalgi
Day 12 | The Wedding
Kids making a living working with a troupe that arranges the 'Baraat' - an integral part of a North Indian Hindu wedding.
The groom's family and friends make up the Baraat convoy that travels on foot for around 1.5 - 2 km upto the venue of the wedding. The entire groom's family arrives in this grand fashion at the wedding venue where the bride's family awaits them. The groom rides a horse while his family and friends dance to the music played by the marching band through this journey.
The convoy halts every 50 metres and on every halt, friends and family of the groom celebrate by dancing fervidly to a couple of hindi songs, the most popular being Mithun da's - 'I am a disco dancer' !!
A lot of money is given out, actually thrown around as 'Inam' (prize). Members of the troupe sometimes tussle over the fallen money to claim it.
And amidst all the fervor were these kids... quietly going about their job carrying 'portable' lighting for the convoy...
Day 12 | The Wedding
Kids making a living working with a troupe that arranges the 'Baraat' - an integral part of a North Indian Hindu wedding.
The groom's family and friends make up the Baraat convoy that travels on foot for around 1.5 - 2 km upto the venue of the wedding. The entire groom's family arrives in this grand fashion at the wedding venue where the bride's family awaits them. The groom rides a horse while his family and friends dance to the music played by the marching band through this journey.
The convoy halts every 50 metres and on every halt, friends and family of the groom celebrate by dancing fervidly to a couple of hindi songs, the most popular being Mithun da's - 'I am a disco dancer' !!
A lot of money is given out, actually thrown around as 'Inam' (prize). Members of the troupe sometimes tussle over the fallen money to claim it.
And amidst all the fervor were these kids... quietly going about their job carrying 'portable' lighting for the convoy...