Indian Samurai इंडियन सामुराई

I just got to know that the couple Russell Brand and Kate Perry got engaged and then married in India last year…

I quite like the engagement story! (Who wouldn’t??)

“After a whirlwind, four-month romance, Russell popped the question to Katy with a £30,000 Cartier gold and diamond sparkler, during a romantic break in [Jaipur] India. Russ treated his bride-to-be to the Christmas getaway and then proposed during a meticulously planned ceremony on New Year's Eve. The pair drank champagne and ate by candlelight, watching fireworks at midnight from the back of an elephant. Sneaky Russell hid Katy's two-carat rock among the flowers in their candlelit private garde.”

Then, as far as the wedding is concerned, they made

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I am often asked how an Indian wedding is…

The first thing to know is that they are really different from North to South.

So for instance, here are some pictures and video of a wedding in Tamil Nadu: a lot of simplicity (less show-off) in most South-Indian weddings!

After Gandhi and the Kama Sutra, one of the most famous traditions in India is certainly the wedding…

I am not really into weddings, but here, it is THE event of a lifetime. Whatever your rank in the society, you will give it all for the event, full fledge.

The weddings are different according to the areas and the castes. Those of North are known for their opulence and their duration. For example, the marriage, last month, of the son of a politician, said to have cost 16 million euros (8 000 guests), triggered reactions…

They now speak of passing a law to limit this “opulence” but I wonder how they will ever be able to apply that!!

The full article: 'Austere' CLP shuns lavish weddings - The Times of India.pdf