Indian weddings shrink, do not lose their sheen
Niha Masih, The Washington Post
Dec. 14, 2020
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NEW DELHI - The wedding that Liza Maria had carefully planned was not one but two ceremonies: one at a church and one in a Sikh temple, a nod to her interfaith love story. The revelries would span days. There would be elaborate choreographed dances, music recitals - and 300 guests.
Instead, Maria got married on Dec. 2 in a small and intimate ceremony at a Sikh temple with 25 people in attendance. As she walked around the sanctum in a shimmering pink Indian wedding dress, dozens of relatives - from the United States to Australia - watched on Zoom. Everyone present wore masks that they slipped off for photos. There were few hugs and lots of fist bumps.