Punjabi Wedding Part VI - Wedding Day - Setting off

20th January 2006, Friday

I reached the bride place at around 6.30am. The make-up artist is painting the bride's face. The bride insisted not wearing the fake eye lashes. But still she look stunning after the make up cause she is beautiful by nature. Finally put up the head scarf.

On top of the 15 red and ivory bangles on each hands, the Bride has to wear gold bangles. Kalira (ornaments) is tied to the bride's gold bangles, the purpose of kalira is to make housework impossible. Wow the bride is so shinning, gold head scarf, gold tilla, gold ear rings, gold necklace, gold ring and diamond smile ............. aiya cannot open my eyes.........

When the bride is ready, everyone got so excited, taking turns to take pic with her. For the moment she become Bollywood actress, so many flashes, snap snap snap.

Its time to set off. The bride's neighbour, Malay, send her and her brother family to the temple in his car. The rest of us take the bus chartered. We set off to the Yishun Sikh Temple. There is a mixture of Chinese, Malays and Indians, helping each other, its a nice scene, racial harmony ........... peace.......... :)