A Vedic Marriage Ceremony In An English Village: This weekend marks the annual festival of Janmasthmi and it was celebrated with particular fervour in the tiny Hertfordshire village of Letchmore Heath. An estimated 10,000 devotees of the International Society for Kishna Consciousness (Iskon) otherwise known as the Hare Krishna movement attended this major Hindu festival. A highlight of the festival was the initiation of new devotees in a fire ceremony and a colourful Vedic marriage conducted according a ritual claimed to be several thousand years old.Photo shows. A Vedic marriage ceremony, in progress as Nara Hari Das (David Evans, a Welshman) and Gokularani Devi (Jennie Dwyer, from Australia) were united according to the ancient Hindu rites of the Hare Krishna Movement.
Photo measures 8.25 x 6 inches.
Photo is dated 09-09-1975.
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