Our family was taken by a pleasant surprise when my younger mama's son had stolen the heart of Punjabi girl and the marriage was fixed subsequently. The engagement had happened in Chennai between the 2 families in Hotel Savera , Chennai . Few families from both side attended and the function went on grandly. The marriage date fixed 6 months later in March 7,8 at Jaipur.
Our family members started planning for the trip to Jaipur by flight and we all attended my younger mama's son's marriage in Jaipur that Wednesday & Thursday .
It was totally a new and different experience for us for being part of a Punjabi wedding . It took place in an exotic private resort called Jaibagh palace resort . For every occasion like Mehendi , Sangeet nite cum dinner party & marriage ceremony hall decoration, reception stage, front decorations were all exclusive and so grand. Lots of music with fast beats , dances, different food varieties , beautiful girls and boys, western influence marked the uniqueness of celebration . Especially the Baraat function where the bridegroom sat in the decorated elephant and the horse with the people dancing around to the tunes of drums was classic. We all really enjoyed every bit of the moment.
The Baraat in elephant & horse ,Mehendi function & dances all reminded me of the Hindi movie scenes like Hum aapke hain kaun, Dilwale dulhania le jayenge etc . Some sample photos are displayed here.The marriage happened as per both south and North Indian style. The Mangalasutra tying ceremeony was also conducted after the bride & bridegroom moved around the fire rituals.
We also went around Jaipur city Amber fort, Hawa mahal ,Jal mahal, City palace, Seesh mahal etc and got amazed by the intricate art works on any thing we see in every nook and corner of the city right from jewellery to carpets to dresses, Sarees, painting works to shoes, paintings on walls, mirror works etc..
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| Baraat in horse |
The people as such are seen as thin physique, very simple.Their food mostly constitute of rotis and sabjis. But they all seem to possess an excellant skill in handworks.We can see them doing some way of the other some art wotk sitting road sides from paintings , pots, chappals, handicrafts etc.The bedsheets, sarees, dress materials , gift items, handbags, wall hangings , portraits, pens, bangles , jewelleries all carry an exquisite design works. The marble works in the palace also depict the excellent handwork of the craftsman.
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| Dilwale Dulhaniya le jayenge |
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| Baraat in elephant |
The camels are seen in plenty .And even the elephants are seen to be spotted here and there. The art works also portrays the camels and elehants widely.
With a contented feeling of witnessing a marriage of such a grandeur and the heart feeling still awe , we set off our journey back wishing the young lovely couple a happy marriage life and carrying loads of sweet memoirs about the marriage celebration.
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| Jaibagh palace resort marriage venue |
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| Mapillai's mom & dada |
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| Sangeet or Musical /Dance evening |
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| Left is boy's family & right is girl's family |
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| Front reception decoartion |
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| Marriage hall decoration |
The Baraat in elephant & horse ,Mehendi function & dances all reminded me of the Hindi movie scenes like Hum aapke hain kaun, Dilwale dulhania le jayenge etc . Some sample photos are displayed here.The marriage happened as per both south and North Indian style. The Mangalasutra tying ceremeony was also conducted after the bride & bridegroom moved around the fire rituals.
