Well last night .. when I finished posting FWIW.. 171.. about 'Mister India Bag' .. I went and had dinner and when I came out of my restaurant .. HERE CAME A MARRIAGE PARADE ! .. let me tell you ! .. you will SEE for yourselves below .. these are SOME SPECIAL EVENTS .. so here we go ..
Here they come .. in the DARK OF NIGHT ! .. note the illuminated 'cart' at the front .. I will show it to you following the below photo ..
This is the band's support vehicle .. for one thing .. it houses a generator that powers all of the illumination ..
Here are a few members of the band taking a short break .. BUT others kept playing .. there was NO interruption in the music let me assure you of that ..
AND HERE BELOW .. in the following two photos .. IS THE GROOM ! .. on his magnificent horse and riding tall !
ALL OF THE LADIES .. INCLUDING THE BRIDE .. WERE WAITING IN A HALL DOWN THE ROAD .. the wedding parade is strictly for the groom's side of the marriage ! .. isn't that horse special with his 'dress' blanket so nicely decorated ..
And here below is another shot of the band members and some of the lighting ..
Here is a closeup photo of one of the lighting carts .. there had to be twenty of them .. each has to be powered and pulled along by a band member assigned that task ..
Below you can see THAT I got OUT AMONGST THEM ! .. I mean I became a 'member' of the band and I also became a 'member' of the groom's family members .. this photo gives you some idea of the fact that this was a 'long' parade !
I visited with several of the family members and some had come from as-far-away as Vancouver in Canada ! .. and the family members were .. 'dressed to the NINES !' let me tell you !
And then the parade 'passed we onlookers by' and went up the street ..
In actuality .. I went from the front of the parade to the back of the parade and back-and-forth at least several times ! .. Luckily I had Patti on my cell phone for several five minutes interludes .. so Patti could be-a-part of the festivities ! .. and Patti said later that the SOUND WAS SO LOUD that in Alaska .. on her phone .. she had to hold the phone AWAY from her ears from time to time !
OH YES ! .. "Cap .. what exactly is it that you LOVE so very much about India ?"
Here they come .. in the DARK OF NIGHT ! .. note the illuminated 'cart' at the front .. I will show it to you following the below photo ..
And then the parade 'passed we onlookers by' and went up the street ..
In actuality .. I went from the front of the parade to the back of the parade and back-and-forth at least several times ! .. Luckily I had Patti on my cell phone for several five minutes interludes .. so Patti could be-a-part of the festivities ! .. and Patti said later that the SOUND WAS SO LOUD that in Alaska .. on her phone .. she had to hold the phone AWAY from her ears from time to time !
OH YES ! .. "Cap .. what exactly is it that you LOVE so very much about India ?"
how amazing is that!Do the women get anything special for the wedding or only the men and their parade? Such wonderful photos and what an experience!! As I am planning a wedding this was especially fun to read Cap! Erin from New York.
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