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A Monsoon Wedding in Alleppey

My nephew Abhilash got married to Rijo. Thankfully, the rains held back sufficiently for the event. The service was conducted in the Syro-Malabar rite. Good luck to the couple!
Our hero
Our hero		 Lights, camera, action!
Lights, camera, action!		 With flower girls
With flower girls		 Aunt and her son
Aunt and her son		 Father and aunt
Father and aunt		 Brother
Brother
With Sister
With Sister		 With brother and sister_1
With brother and sister_1		 With brother and sister_2
With brother and sister_2		 With Grandfather
With Grandfather		 With parents
With parents		 Aunts and niece
Aunts and niece
With the whole family
With the whole family		 Cousins
Cousins		 With aunt's family
With aunt's family		 With granduncle and uncle
With granduncle and uncle		 Prayers before departure to church
Prayers before departure to church		 Ria
Ria
The bride arrives
The bride arrives		 Fixing the flower on the groom's lapel
Fixing the flower on the groom's lapel		 The bride
The bride		 Entering the church
Entering the church		 At their places
At their places		 Seven priests including a bishop!
Seven priests including a bishop!
Golden vestments
Golden vestments		 The family
The family		 The radiant bride
The radiant bride		 Finally facing the people
Finally facing the people		 Listening
Listening		 Bride and groom_1
Bride and groom_1
Bride and groom_2
Bride and groom_2		 The bishop officiates
The bishop officiates		 The mantrakodi
The mantrakodi		 Tying the thali
Tying the thali		 The ceremony with the mantrakodi
The ceremony with the mantrakodi		 Closeup
Closeup
Prayers at the completion of the wedding
Prayers at the completion of the wedding		 Photo opportunity
Photo opportunity		 Signing the register
Signing the register		 Leaving the church
Leaving the church		 The procession to the reception hall
The procession to the reception hall		 Entering the hall
Entering the hall
Curious school kids
Curious school kids		 Daddy
Daddy		 Banging on the drums
Banging on the drums		 At the reception
At the reception		 Shaking hands with the bride
Shaking hands with the bride		 Happy but tired couple
Happy but tired couple
Liz
Liz		 Lunch finally_1
Lunch finally_1		 Lunch finally_2
Lunch finally_2		 Lunch finally_3
Lunch finally_3		 Lunch finally_4
Lunch finally_4		 Wishing goodbye
Wishing goodbye
The end - departure in the rain
The end - departure in the rain

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