{"id":1460,"date":"2018-05-29T11:31:27","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T11:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sayjack.net\/?p=1460"},"modified":"2018-05-29T16:22:29","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T16:22:29","slug":"hindu-ceremony-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/?p=1460","title":{"rendered":"Hindu Ceremony, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1462\" style=\"width: 258px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OF8y-dTmiU4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1462\" class=\"wp-image-1462 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PriestChant-248x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PriestChant-248x300.jpeg 248w, https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PriestChant.jpeg 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The priest chants in Sanskrit.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1460 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sayjack.net\/?attachment_id=1453'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GeetaNick-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GeetaNick-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GeetaNick-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1453'>\n\t\t\t\tGeeta offers food to Nick, symbolizing her acceptance of him.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sayjack.net\/?attachment_id=1452'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NickAcceptsDowry-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NickAcceptsDowry-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NickAcceptsDowry-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1452'>\n\t\t\t\tDeb produces the dowry, which Nick accepts.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"attachment_1436\" style=\"width: 218px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\" https:\/\/youtu.be\/80kmnUz4xd0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1436\" class=\"wp-image-1436 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AditiCarried-208x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AditiCarried-208x300.jpeg 208w, https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AditiCarried.jpeg 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here comes the bride!\u00a0Aditia covers her eyes discreetly as, by tradition, she has never yet met or seen her husband-to-be!<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1460 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sayjack.net\/?attachment_id=1451'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1216-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1216-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_1216-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1451'>\n\t\t\t\tThe bride approaches the groom.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sayjack.net\/?attachment_id=1450'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AditiCirclesNick-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AditiCirclesNick-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AditiCirclesNick-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1450'>\n\t\t\t\tAditi, still borne by her brother and friends, circles Nick seven times.  The bearers claimed to have lost count!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sayjack.net\/?attachment_id=1449'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Paparzzi-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Paparzzi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Paparzzi-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1449'>\n\t\t\t\tA scrum of photographers captured each ritual&#8211;paparazzi at a celebrity news conference. It was a challenge to take photos without arms and heads in the foreground.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sayjack.net\/?attachment_id=1455'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DustywithShoes-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DustywithShoes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DustywithShoes-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1455'>\n\t\t\t\tDusty waits, royally attired.   This will be important in the next post.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sayjack.net\/?attachment_id=1448'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NickAditiJoined-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NickAditiJoined-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NickAditiJoined-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1448'>\n\t\t\t\tAunt and sister drape bind their wrists with flowers.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sayjack.net\/?attachment_id=1447'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/SashTie-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/SashTie-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/SashTie-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1447'>\n\t\t\t\tThe bride and groom&#8217;s scarves are tied.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sayjack.net\/?attachment_id=1446'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NickAditiCircle-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NickAditiCircle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NickAditiCircle-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1446'>\n\t\t\t\tAfter reciting vows before the Fire God, bride and groom circle the fire four times while the priest chants.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sayjack.net\/?attachment_id=1442'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DaleBangle-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DaleBangle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DaleBangle-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1442'>\n\t\t\t\tDale places an iron bangle on Aditi&#8217;s wrist, welcoming her into the groom&#8217;s family.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sayjack.net\/?attachment_id=1441'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NickAditiMarried-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NickAditiMarried-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NickAditiMarried-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1441'>\n\t\t\t\tCeremony complete, Nick and Aditi present themselves to family and friends.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"attachment_1434\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NickAditiHinduDress.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1434\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1434\" src=\"http:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NickAditiHinduDress.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NickAditiHinduDress.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NickAditiHinduDress-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sayjack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NickAditiHinduDress-400x300.jpeg 400w, 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