For more than 700 years, an extraordinary tradition has been maintained in southern India, where grooms are presented with a ...

These traditions reflect centuries of history, folklore, and community values, turning the act of saying “I do” into ...

Marriage has long been sold as the ultimate destination for Indian women: the white dress, the rituals, the applause. Society ...

A Muslim couple wed on the banks of the Tungabhadra River at Hampi, India. In the background, a Hindu man is taking his ritual bath, December 22, 2005. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Claude Renault An ...