Comments on: Wedding at Bhubhaneshwar – Part Four http://www.ipatrix.com/2381/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/ Crossing Borders Crossing Cultures Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:20:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Personal Description of an Indian Wedding Reception at Bhubhaneshwarhttp://www.ipatrix.com/2381/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12959 Personal Description of an Indian Wedding Reception at Bhubhaneshwar Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:00:54 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12959 [...] wedding ceremony and lunch followed by the jhooti fiasco finished up by 3pm and the reception wasn’t until 7:30pm. We couldn’t take Ash [...] [...] wedding ceremony and lunch followed by the jhooti fiasco finished up by 3pm and the reception wasn’t until 7:30pm. We couldn’t take Ash [...]

]]> By: Patrixhttp://www.ipatrix.com/2381/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12958 Patrix Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:31:11 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12958 <strong>Shr</strong>, I'm glad you are. More coming up soon. <strong>Supremus</strong>, I think it might be specific to our community but you ought to check up on that. Don't want to be left starving when you are expected to be all happy. <strong>Shub</strong>, you got it right. Even if they are professionals, they aren't necessarily aiming for quality. They are well aware the people merely want the moment captured and the average consumer is satisfied with average stuff. Shr, I’m glad you are. More coming up soon.

Supremus, I think it might be specific to our community but you ought to check up on that. Don’t want to be left starving when you are expected to be all happy.

Shub, you got it right. Even if they are professionals, they aren’t necessarily aiming for quality. They are well aware the people merely want the moment captured and the average consumer is satisfied with average stuff.

]]> By: shubhttp://www.ipatrix.com/2381/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12955 shub Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:14:09 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12955 I was wondering about the pics - they are damn good, and not the kinds you expect from typical wedding photographers (atleast so far in desi weddings) Makes me wonder, why the stark difference in quality - they're the professionals right? Or is it because they tend to use too much flash and don't rely on ambient light? I was wondering about the pics – they are damn good, and not the kinds you expect from typical wedding photographers (atleast so far in desi weddings) Makes me wonder, why the stark difference in quality – they’re the professionals right? Or is it because they tend to use too much flash and don’t rely on ambient light?

]]> By: Supremushttp://www.ipatrix.com/2381/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12954 Supremus Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:37:05 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12954 Err.... this starving bit catches me by surprise. I need to do a quick check on this one hehe - a hungry me is a cranky me. I am all up for super long weddings; I want everybody to be so pakaued after my wedding that they dare not think of attending or being a part of any wedding for years.... Err…. this starving bit catches me by surprise. I need to do a quick check on this one hehe – a hungry me is a cranky me. I am all up for super long weddings; I want everybody to be so pakaued after my wedding that they dare not think of attending or being a part of any wedding for years….

]]> By: Shrhttp://www.ipatrix.com/2381/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12951 Shr Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:44:44 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12951 I am enjoying your posts so much. Very lovely :) I am enjoying your posts so much.
Very lovely :)

]]> By: Patrixhttp://www.ipatrix.com/2381/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12949 Patrix Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:34:37 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12949 <strong>km</strong>, although the internet traffic sounds tempting, I would rather be spared the blushes for the rest of my life. km, although the internet traffic sounds tempting, I would rather be spared the blushes for the rest of my life.

]]> By: kmhttp://www.ipatrix.com/2381/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12948 km Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:59:51 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12948 Patrix: Congratulations. A picture of you falling off a ghodi would have sucked in ALL the internet traffic for at least a week. Patrix: Congratulations.

A picture of you falling off a ghodi would have sucked in ALL the internet traffic for at least a week.

]]> By: Patrixhttp://www.ipatrix.com/2381/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12947 Patrix Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:23:19 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12947 <strong>Cynic</strong>, yeah almost all the work is done by the groom in all the pujas before and after the wedding and the bride simply sits besides him <em>haatha la haath lavun</em>. <strong>Srivalli</strong>, the continuation will follow and yup, strange custom about the mangalsutra, right? Well, what can I say? Every region has their own quirky lil twists. Cynic, yeah almost all the work is done by the groom in all the pujas before and after the wedding and the bride simply sits besides him haatha la haath lavun.

Srivalli, the continuation will follow and yup, strange custom about the mangalsutra, right? Well, what can I say? Every region has their own quirky lil twists.

]]> By: Srivallihttp://www.ipatrix.com/2381/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12946 Srivalli Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:34:21 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12946 well ..a very entertaining post...but where is the continuation?...what mangalsutra tied by the FIL???...seriously??..in our customs, the groom ties just one and his sister ties the rest of the two knots..but I have never heard of the FIL doing the honours!... that chapal thing is very funny..had me rolling over.... ours was at 4 in the morning..and the entire ceremony started at 12..except us, others all slept most of the time!..:D well ..a very entertaining post…but where is the continuation?…what mangalsutra tied by the FIL???…seriously??..in our customs, the groom ties just one and his sister ties the rest of the two knots..but I have never heard of the FIL doing the honours!…

that chapal thing is very funny..had me rolling over….

ours was at 4 in the morning..and the entire ceremony started at 12..except us, others all slept most of the time!..:D

]]> By: A Cynic in Wonderlandhttp://www.ipatrix.com/2381/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12944 A Cynic in Wonderland Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:58:08 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12944 mangalsutra tied by the FIL? eh???? I thot that was where the groom came in.. You know the good part of misogynist wedding is that the groom chappie has to do most of the work. the girl can just look pretty and sleep walk thru it. guess the work for the female starts AFTER the wedding is over. sigh. mangalsutra tied by the FIL? eh???? I thot that was where the groom came in..

You know the good part of misogynist wedding is that the groom chappie has to do most of the work. the girl can just look pretty and sleep walk thru it.

guess the work for the female starts AFTER the wedding is over. sigh.

]]> By: Patrixhttp://www.ipatrix.com/2381/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12943 Patrix Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:34:42 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12943 <strong>Lekhni</strong>, I doubt I would have stayed awake at my own wedding :) the mangalsutra is anyway tied by the F-i-L so why wake me up? <strong>rads</strong>, I'm sure the groom was already ruing the wedding :) Lekhni, I doubt I would have stayed awake at my own wedding :) the mangalsutra is anyway tied by the F-i-L so why wake me up?

rads, I’m sure the groom was already ruing the wedding :)

]]> By: radshttp://www.ipatrix.com/2381/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12942 rads Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:18:54 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12942 For all that I rave on midnight weddings, during mine I was one cranky bride! :) For all that I rave on midnight weddings, during mine I was one cranky bride! :)

]]> By: Lekhnihttp://www.ipatrix.com/2381/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12941 Lekhni Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:15:20 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12941 I attended a friend's midnight wedding some years ago. By the time it came to the actual mangalsutra-tying, only both sets of parents, the couple, the priests and I were left. I felt I was somehow intruding at that point :) I attended a friend’s midnight wedding some years ago. By the time it came to the actual mangalsutra-tying, only both sets of parents, the couple, the priests and I were left. I felt I was somehow intruding at that point :)

]]> By: Patrixhttp://www.ipatrix.com/2381/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12940 Patrix Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:37:42 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12940 <strong>rads</strong>, <blockquote>Is that hand holding picture yours?</blockquote> errr...yeah! Why else would it be included? :) And yeah, midnight weddings may seem romantic in theory but I don't think I would survive that. Thanks for your wishes though. rads,

Is that hand holding picture yours?

errr…yeah! Why else would it be included? :)
And yeah, midnight weddings may seem romantic in theory but I don’t think I would survive that. Thanks for your wishes though.

]]> By: radshttp://www.ipatrix.com/2381/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12939 rads Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:34:50 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12939 Is that hand holding picture yours? Very very nice! :) ...and I love midnight weddings, adds an aura of charm and excitement [apart from major hangover from the above and deprived sleep] to the whole to-do. Congratulations :) Is that hand holding picture yours? Very very nice! :)

…and I love midnight weddings, adds an aura of charm and excitement [apart from major hangover from the above and deprived sleep] to the whole to-do.

Congratulations :)

]]> By: Patrixhttp://www.ipatrix.com/2381/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12938 Patrix Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:40:28 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12938 <strong>Sakshi</strong>, what? You need an education? :) But the post ends with "...to be continued" so you never know. Sakshi, what? You need an education? :) But the post ends with “…to be continued” so you never know.

]]> By: Sakshihttp://www.ipatrix.com/2381/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12936 Sakshi Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:23:27 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12936 What? You stop at the wedding? Dang I was waiting for this blog to get a bit more educational :P What? You stop at the wedding?
Dang I was waiting for this blog to get a bit more educational :P

]]> By: Patrixhttp://www.ipatrix.com/2381/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12935 Patrix Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:03:43 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12935 <strong>Lekhni</strong>, I guess the three sari rule was when giving a sari was a big deal. I am sure there was a caveat for torn saris but you never know, skirts and bikinis must have been results of improvisations. Lekhni, I guess the three sari rule was when giving a sari was a big deal. I am sure there was a caveat for torn saris but you never know, skirts and bikinis must have been results of improvisations.

]]> By: Lekhnihttp://www.ipatrix.com/2381/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12933 Lekhni Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:14:48 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12933 The jooti part was hilarious! The 3 saris rule seems so weird. Surely it's in the husband's interest to make sure the wife is well-dressed? What happens if the sari starts to tear - is that how skirts and bikinis were born? The jooti part was hilarious!
The 3 saris rule seems so weird. Surely it’s in the husband’s interest to make sure the wife is well-dressed? What happens if the sari starts to tear – is that how skirts and bikinis were born?

]]> By: Patrixhttp://www.ipatrix.com/2381/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12932 Patrix Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:40:10 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/wedding-at-bhubhaneshwar-part-four/#comment-12932 <strong>Bloghopper</strong>, I guess so and pretty ghati at that! My poor brother's wedding muhurat was at 2:30 and went on till 5pm so you can imagine. Bloghopper, I guess so and pretty ghati at that! My poor brother’s wedding muhurat was at 2:30 and went on till 5pm so you can imagine.

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