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Haldi Ceremony. Hidden Heat Between Villas . Sangeet Mehndi ceremony

The courtyard had been transformed overnight: yellow marigold torans draped everywhere, rangoli patterns in bright turmeric and vermilion, low wooden chowkis set for the couple.

Relatives had started arriving at 7 a.m.—aunties in bright sarees carrying thalis of haldi paste, uncles joking about “last day of freedom,” cousins running around with phones recording everything.

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