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A Woodstock Wedding

Posted August 17, 2005

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On the last day of the Woodstock Festival, Tara Dasa and Radha Sakhi Vrnda Devi Dasi were married on the main stage of Krsna's Village of Peace.
Tara Dasa and Radha Sakhi Vrinda Devi Dasi
Waiting to start
The bride arrives.
Jurek Owsiak, the producer of Polish Woodstock, gives the bride away,
The groom says "I do" in Polish as
Indradyumna Swami administers the vow.
The bride's Godparents (left) and parents
Pouring auspicious substances over the couple's hands
Exchanging garlands
Putting the vermilion dot on the bride's forehead
Looking on: Satyanarayana Dasa (left),
Bhakticaru Swami, Kavicandra Swami
Exchanging sweetcakes
Tying the clothes together
Sri Prahlada Dasa starts the sacrificial fire.
"Svaha": Throwing grains into the fire
The crowd throws rice at the newlyweds.

photos © Umapati Swami
background: the sky over Woodstock

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