'ThiruMaangalyam & Koorai Pudavai'

So, this wedding use neckless instead of a wedding ring,that's one of the difference of a

Christian wedding as far as I can tell. In Christian wedding the groom has to be well dressed and we take pictures of the ring, shoes,veil etc.of the bride.

Nice image, goes well with the documentary aspect of this series. Additionally, I think in some modern Indian wedding in addition to the tying of the thaali around the bride's neck, the couple also exchanges rings. I saw this happen in one wedding in India in addition to other Indian weddings in N.America.

The Twelvth in my series on 'A South Indian Wedding' - 'Thirumaangalyam & Koora Pudavai'. In the picture you see a necklace which is called the 'Thirumaangalyam', and could be compared to the wedding ring. Just below the 'Thirumaangalyam' you can find the 'Koora Pudavai' which is the brides saree to be worn when the bridegroom ties the knot. The saree is usually Red in colour and is 9 yards on length. Its worn in a way which is special to south indian brahmins called the 'Madisaaru'. Anything which is sacred is usually accompanied with 'Vethalai' (Betel Leaves), 'Paaku or Seeval' (Betel Nut), 'Poo' (Flowers) and 'Kungumam' (A Red Powder). Look forward to the next in the series of 'A South Indan Wedding'

 

A small request - I would like the members to see all the photographs in this series in totality as this is more of a series and a story rather than individual photographs :)

Interesting. Those objects takes

Nice addition!