No DJs, no fireworks: In Rajasthan's Pali, two communities shun lavish weddings- The New Indian Express
JODHPUR: No DJs, no fireworks and no riding horseback for the groom. These are some of the guidelines that leaders in two communities in Rajasthan's Pali district have issued to make weddings a less expensive affair. And grooms should be clean-shaven--beards don't go with the ceremony--the elders feel. Leaders of both Kumawat and Jat communities have also agreed to put a cap on gifts relatives can give to a couple, which includes jewellery, clothes and cash. The rules discourage customary offering of opium too. The Kumawats, a community of potters, at a meeting of its members from 19 villages on June 16 came up with the rules. Terming the marriage a divine affair, they said the groom is...
