WHOLESALE HINDU WEDDINGS
BABY BRIDEGROOMS AND BRIDESCalcutta, February V- : There were 400 native weddings in ** om " bay on Saturday among members of the Lewakundi caste. ' • The majority of the brides were from one to seven years of and the bridegroom- 3 from thro'j years to nino years. The contracting parties lay in the laps of thenparents, and were given sweetmeats to keep them quiet. This particular caste only celebrates weddings at intervals of 10 years.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15235, 24 February 1913, Page 8
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75WHOLESALE HINDU WEDDINGS New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15235, 24 February 1913, Page 8
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