Daily Life
A traditional Kashmiri dancer (L) dances with the relative of the groom during the ritual application of henna on his hands on night before marriage known as Maanzi Raat as his friends and relatives looks on at Pampore 20 kms south of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-held Kashmir, Saturday, 2nd October, 2004. A Kashmiri wedding is an extravagant affair over two days starting from Manzi Raaat to the 'Yanivoal' or wedding day, during which hundreds of guests are served a traditional feast called 'Wazwan. As the harvest is almost over, the marriage season begins in Kashmir's villages marked with elaborate feasts for guests and songs and dance in which girls in colorful attires participate.
