Guest guest Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 US couple goes the Hindu way in marriageIndo-Asian News ServiceBhubaneswar, March 14, 2005|19:02 IST She's a Jew from California, he's a Christian from Arizona, but both chose to get married according to Hindu rituals in Orissa's temple town of Konark. Thousands of people attended the wedding of the American couple, Rabital Volk, 33, and Cain Carroll, that took place last week at a <i>yoga ashram</i> in Konark, 70 km from Bhubaneshwar. They had been formally married in the US earlier, but decided to go in for a Hindu wedding as well. Every traditional detail was observed - there were Vedic <i>mantras</i>, a priest, a fire and even two locals, who stood in for the bride's parents for the ritual of <i>kanyadan</i> to give her away. Rabital had first come to India three years ago as a tourist and toured several religious spots like Rishikesh and Varanasi before finding her moorings in Konark. Her husband followed her and came to teach yoga. Both worked at the Konark Natya Mandap (KNM), a dance institute founded by famous Odissi <i>guru</i> Gangadhar Pradhan -- Rabital as a student and Cain as a yoga teacher. "India is the birthplace of yoga and Vedic traditions and spirituality fascinates me," said Cain. "This was a marriage with a difference. It hardly matters that they belong to other religions. Their love for our culture and tradition motivated me," said Prafulla Mohapatra, the priest, who conducted the rituals. http://hindustantimes.com/news/181_1278939,000900030010.htm?headline=US~couple~goes~the~Hindu~way~in~marriage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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