Kimberly Reed Photography

ok, so friday morning angela and I went back to Priya’s parents home for the puja. This is a religious ceremony performed the day before the wedding day. The priest performs prayers with rice, coconut, wheat grains, oil, betel nuts and turmeric. During this event, the mother and close female relatives dress up in elaborately detailed sari’s and jewelry. For Priya and Jeremy, the Puja was combined with a cleansing ceremony (Pithi) during which the they were pasted with turmeric powder in a beautification process. The entire ceremony was performed in Sanskrit, so I couldn’t understand what was being said, but it was beautiful to watch. Here are some of my faves from Friday:

lots of detail shots

part of the ceremony took place outside

i think one of the ladies got tired of sitting after a while, so she jumped up and started throwing candy to the all the guests. it was awesome!

priya got a little choked up when her grandmother came up to give her blessing on the marriage

ok, that’s all for installment two! the next morning was their indian wedding ceremony, so that will be my next post!