Anointed & Adorned: Baraat (Pooja+Gautam)
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Title
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Anointed & Adorned: Baraat (Pooja+Gautam)
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Creator
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Curated by Pat Jasper & Angel Quesada. Folklife and Civic Engagement Department, Houston Arts Alliance.
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Date
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2013
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Description
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From the exhibition "Anointed & Adorned: Indian Weddings in Houston" at Houston Arts Alliance,
The baraat is a public procession by the groom – mounted on an elephant or a horse or in a fancy car – to the site of the wedding. The groom is escorted by friends and family, who announce their approval symbolically by dancing their way to a place where the two sets of parents meet. Accompanied by the rhythm of the dhol and, often, the contemporary beats of Bollywood music, the groom is greeted, garlanded and anointed. This short journey begins the joining of two families.
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Contributor
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Pat Jasper; Sohil Maknojia; Dylan Reid; Angel Quesada; Rati Ramadas
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Rights
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In Copyright: This item is protected by copyright. Copyright to this resource is held by the creator or current rights holder, and the resource is provided here for educational purposes. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without permission of the copyright owner. Users assume full responsibility for any infringement of copyright or related rights.
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Type
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digital photo
