Traditional Ceremony Baraat

Christophe arrived to the ceremony on horseback in traditional fashion, surrounded by his friends and family, who danced alongside him as he made his way toward Vie in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “It’s called a baraat, and it is the traditional way for the groom to make his entrance and formally greet the bride’s family,” Anjali says.

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