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There's no shortage of places these days for a perfect beach wedding. But for romance and exoticism, few can match tying the knot (literally) in a flower crown barefoot on a warm sand beach, with a Tahitian priest, a conch blower, dancers and romantic Polynesian music. The traditional wedding ceremonies held on Bora Bora and all the Tahitian islands is a celebration of joy and love. It includes a hand-holding blessing ceremony, exchange of flowers crowns and leis, and being wrapped in a tifaifai

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French Women Delegation at Marwah Studios

9009104485?profile=originalNoida: A French delegation comprising of workingwomen including researchers, journalists, teachers, diplomats, artists and other strata of life visited Marwah Studios recently for a media workshop.
All the French ladies were also part of the poster launching ceremony of 9th Global Film Festival Noida fixed for 17th to 19th November 2016. These ladies assured their participation in the festival too.
“The presence of 25 French women for a film workshop has added a lot to Indo French Cultural Forum.

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There is an exciting trend for destination weddings.  Brides and grooms are stepping out of the comfort of all-inclusive9008910060?profile=original resorts around the world, to seek out meaningful "new" venues for their ceremonies in "old sacred places."  Some are willing to hike 30 minutes to 2 hours, hauling dresses and wedding garb, for the chance to stand in the shadow of ancient Inca ruins & snow-capped volcanoes.  Alone with a shaman priest. And each other. 

Although it is not possible to conduct ceremonies in the Na

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Hindu Cremation Service

I was amazed when our guide took us to the sacred river where they deposit the cremains of Hindus who die. What I did not expect to see was the entire process of the cremation, from the blessing of the body to the actual funeral fire. Grieving family members stood by. Women cried while men took turns using sacred water that flows out of a spring in a temple above the river and then flows through the remains of a god ( not sure which, the Hindus have 1.3 billion of them according to our guide) an

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