Welcome To The Grooms Family
Holding her right hand, the groom leads the bride to his home and the groom’s mother will be waiting at the door with a lighted lamp welcoming the new "lamp of the house." The bride places her right leg first and enters the house. At this time the mother-in-law presents a gold chain to her daughter-in-law. A sumptuous feast follows this ceremony.
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