India - Neemrana - A Hindu bride sits on her father's lap in a ritual to symbolise the giving her away to her newly wed husband
Hindu bride, Shweta Singhal, sits on her father's lap as she hold in her hands a coconut and banana, as a priest recites verses meant to purify the bride, after which the father will give his daughter away to the bride groom ( newly-wed husband) as a gift, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
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