Newar bride cries when leaving her family before her wedding in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Newar bride cries loudly when taking farewell of her family and friends in Panga Village, Kathmandu, Nepal. It is in the middle of the night and the groom's family has arrived to bring the bride to their home, where the couple will be married the following day. It is customary for the bride to cry at this stage in the ceremonies, when she is about to leave her home and begin a new life with another family. She is comforted by friends and family and also by the matchmaker who is sitting to the left.

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Copyright: Anders Ryman
Image Size: 5530x3661 / 22.7MB; Asia Asian ethnicity Farewell Friendship Kathmandu District Kathmandu Valley Kirtipur Municipality Life Cycle Ritual Marriage Medium Group of People Nepal Nepalese Ethnicity Newar ethnicity Panga Village People Red Rite de Passage Rite of Passage Women bride crying family grief grieving life cycle ceremony matchmaker senior woman young adult woman
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Newar bride cries loudly when taking farewell of her family and friends in Panga Village, Kathmandu, Nepal. It is in the middle of the night and the groom's family has arrived to bring the bride to their home, where the couple will be married the following day. It is customary for the bride to cry at this stage in the ceremonies, when she is about to leave her home and begin a new life with another family. She is comforted by friends and family and also by the matchmaker who is sitting to the left.