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Musicians at a Wedding Down South
Before the advent of 'marriage halls' (known as Kalyana Mantap) most Indian marriages used be conducted at the home of the bride, the others at temples. I attended several such marriages as a child. It helped that I had several aunts from either side of my family, resulting in a succession of marriages over the years.Weeks before the wedding date, relatives from near and far, usually women,

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