A Two-Day Hindu Celebration in New Orleans

Serena & Ajay

  • Sangeet
  • Chooda
  • Baraat
  • Pheras
  • Reception

New Orleans

Serena and Ajay smile behind a lit sparkler at their sangeet

A sangeet night of performances and sparklers, a chooda ceremony at sunrise, and a baraat that took over the French Quarter, carriage, dhol and all.

Then pheras at the mandap and a brass band finale in Jackson Square. Two days where New Orleans became part of the wedding party.

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