{"product_id":"celebrating-dreams-weddings-in-india","title":"Celebrating Dreams - Weddings in India","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Vandana Bhandari\u003cbr\u003eRuby Kashyap\/\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Prakash Books\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1999\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 64\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8172340303\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautifully illustrated book describing the customs and traditions which govern the celebrations of marriage in different parts of India.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarriage, perhaps one of the oldest institution in the world, bring into play much of the country's cultural and social life.. In  India Vivah, a formal marriage is not an individual rite of passage and a religious sacrament, it is also a socio-economic transaction between families and clans. It is a great occasion for festivities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the Hindus, it is a widespread belief that marriage links man and woman physically, socially, and morally. Even the Gods endorse this in assuming the form of Ardhnarishvara with the qualities they imply - an image of God as half-man and half-woman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished by National Institute of Fashion Technology - Celebrating Dreams is a fascinating book which captures  elegantly the various aspects of Indian marriages as celebrated in different parts of India. Marriage rituals and symbols are described beautifully and illustrated in  most bewitching fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeddings in India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiversity in Tradition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Vandana Bhandari \/ Prakash Books \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153492046192,"sku":"3152","price":40.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/3129.jpg?v=1793910341","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/celebrating-dreams-weddings-in-india","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}