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I fear that I have left Soundarya and Anil hanging out there in an unwed state in this blog for far too long. There is much, much, more ahead of them in this ceremony, but it is time for them to become wife and husband. So I am going to skip quickly through and hurry the process along.
"Hurry and get these two married, #1"
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Hurry and get these two married, #2.
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Hurry and get these two married, #3.
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Hurry and get these two married, #4.
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Hurry and get these two married, #5.
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Hurry and get these two married, #6. (As you can see, they and their families are all now tied together as one.)
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Hurry and get these two married, #7.
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Hurry and get these two married, #8.
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The sacred necklace that will bind them together.
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And, for a brief, beautiful, moment, the videographer turns his spotlight off. It is good to get a good look at the necklace now, because after this it will almost always be hidden from sight, right next to Soundarya's heart.
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Anil puts the necklace around Soundarya's neck.
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As he ties the knot, the crowd begins to clap and cheer, and throw rice.
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Please, click on this image so that you can see it a little bigger. It doesn't really work at this tiny blog size, but it is an important moment in the wedding.
Now they are wed, and will next stand in line to shake hands and then will pose for group pictures. But that doesn't mean its over. There is still much ceremony ahead. Perhaps I will put up another wedding post to sum up a little bit of that.
In the meantime, I must go for a bike ride, here, in Wasilla, Alaska, USA, with my pocket camera and post that.