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Wedding rites 5,000 years old, Jawahar Adhiya, who comes from Dahanu, India, meets his bride, Jasani of Bombay, outside the Hindu Temple on Indian Rd.(...)
Wedding rites 5,000 years old, Jawahar Adhiya, who comes from Dahanu, India, meets his bride, Jasani of Bombay, outside the Hindu Temple on Indian Rd.(...)

Wedding rites 5,000 years old, Jawahar Adhiya, who comes from Dahanu, India, meets his bride, Jasani of Bombay, outside the Hindu Temple on Indian Rd.(...)

Date5/20/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Wedding rites 5;000 years old; Jawahar Adhiya; who comes from Dahanu; India; meets his bride; Jasani of Bombay; outside the Hindu Temple on Indian Rd. before their wedding Saturday. The ceremony; a 5;000-year-old Hindy Vedic ritual; began with offerings to the forces of prosperity and auspiciousness and ended with blessings by the guests.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0025185F
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