{"id":4938,"date":"2012-12-15T10:35:10","date_gmt":"2012-12-15T10:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/?p=4938"},"modified":"2016-02-24T17:10:10","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T17:10:10","slug":"its-wedding-season-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/its-wedding-season-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Wedding Season in India!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/wedding-season-rajasthan_group.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"376\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/wedding-season-rajasthan_group.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/wedding-season-rajasthan_group-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To me a typical Indian wedding always conjures up images of vibrant colours, outrageously loud music and dancing! During our last month in <a href=\"https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/destination\/india\">India<\/a>, we&#8217;re spending time touring the stunning Rajasthan. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/wedding-season-rajasthan_bowl-head.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"461\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/wedding-season-rajasthan_bowl-head.jpg 400w, https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/wedding-season-rajasthan_bowl-head-260x300.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This time of year is  wedding season in Rajasthan, and the rest of India!  Bizarrely, it&#8217;s winter in Rajasthan. You&#8217;d never know that, going by the temperature! <\/p>\n<p>But as it&#8217;s the coolest time of year, and the astrology and stars are aligned, the streets are filled with wedding revellers, family, friends, onlookers and well-wishers! Plus the band, the horses, and sometimes the odd elephant!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/wedding-season-rajasthan_band-wagon.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"239\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/wedding-season-rajasthan_band-wagon.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/wedding-season-rajasthan_band-wagon-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the wedding procession passes through the street, the band and the generator powered loudspeaker wagon usually lead the way.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/butqamv9dYw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"photoinfo\">Filmed in Pushkar!<\/div>\n<p>Drums of all sizes are pounded getting the crowd moving, while punishingly loud keyboard notes come blaring out of the band wagon&#8217;s tannoy speakers &#8211; all mixed with <a href=\"https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/diwali-fireworks-in-rishikesh\/\" title=\"Diwali Fireworks in Rishikesh!\">hand-launched fireworks<\/a> and massive fire crackers. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/wedding-season-rajasthan_horse.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/wedding-season-rajasthan_horse.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/wedding-season-rajasthan_horse-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/wedding-season-rajasthan_gut.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"440\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/wedding-season-rajasthan_gut.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/wedding-season-rajasthan_gut-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then closely followed by the groom, usually on horseback, turned out in his best wedding day clothes. The ladies follow behind, wearing beautiful jewellery and are dressed in their best and most colourful saris.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m-8-Qe1V6Y4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"photoinfo\">You can see Eloise if you look closely! Filmed in Udaipur<\/div>\n<p>Speaking to some local guys, they were saying they&#8217;ve been to ten weddings so far this season, they thought it was hilarious when I said I&#8217;ve only ever been to 3 in my whole life! <\/p>\n<p>During our stays in Udaipur, Jaipur, Bundi, Pushkar and Jodhpur, there hasn&#8217;t been a moment, day or night, when we haven&#8217;t heard the sound of passing wedding crowds in the streets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/wedding-season-rajasthan_band-guy.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"430\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/wedding-season-rajasthan_band-guy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aminearlythereyet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/wedding-season-rajasthan_band-guy-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an amazing feeling being surrounded by all the colour and happiness an Indian wedding brings. It can be pretty loud and a bit of a jostle, but if you plan to visit India during the wedding season, you won&#8217;t be able to miss one!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To me a typical Indian wedding always conjures up images of vibrant colours, outrageously loud music and dancing! 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