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It was the most beautiful thing. For two days, we celebrated that marriage. It was at the bride's family's house. We drank, ate, danced. She was decorated with the Mehndi designs all over her hands and feet -- dating rich, rich red, nearly maroon, like blood, in these swirls and paisleys, and she was dating dressed in this sari with gold embroidery of birds, butterflies, flowers, her arms covered with bracelets and a gold band around her waist. Just lovely. When the dating groom arrived, there were fireworks and a band playing and he was showered with flower petals. They performed ceremonies where they held a red scarf between the two of them. There are so many things that they're required to do in the course of the ceremony - they walk around a fire, seven steps, and with each step they each proclaim their love for the other, and with every step the words become more passionate, until they vow lifelong devotion.
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